The presented collection of stories is multi-genre. The book opens with the detective story “Murder on New Year’s Eve.” This is followed by the thriller “Holiday of March 8, 1977”, and ends with the story “Triangle”, which belongs to the historical genre. The remaining stories, written in the autofiction genre, are divided into three parts. The first focuses on the author’s impressions of traveling and living abroad. The second is dedicated to memories of the past. The third reflects the reaction to the situations faced in the present in Russia. The author's style is characterized by humor and slight irony. The themes of the stories are varied and may be of interest to a wide range of readers.