The book includes poems written by the author in different years, about what is dear and close to the heart: about childhood, about his small homeland, about his experiences and thoughts, about the Orthodox faith, to which Russian people are so drawn. The content of the poem, which gave the title of the book “This is all for me...” speaks of the Providence of God, which predetermines the life and destiny of each of us. Most of the book consists of sketches, essays and stories: “My Dear Province”, the “Favorite Artists” series, “From the History of Our Family”, “There Was a War”, “Home”, stories about childhood. “We lived in a provincial town, on the outskirts, in an old grandfather’s house with three windows. Our childhood passed in the early fifties - a difficult post-war time. Parents spent whole days at work. Kindergarten at that time remained only a dream for most, and my sister and I remained for the whole day under the reasonable and strict tutelage of our grandmother, who ran the whole house...