The heroes of Oleg Afanasyev's stories are children from the city outskirts, victims of war and a time of drunkenness, theft and lies, lies, lies... Their fates are tragic, and few of the author's peers are alive today. O. Afanasyev grew up with them and participated in many not at all harmless “actions”. But he managed to escape and in his works he tries to warn today’s young seekers of an “easy life.”