It is generally accepted that in the Soviet Union there was no sex, food and clothes, but there was free education, work enthusiasm and a blue sky above your head. Three stories are collected here, which through the prism of ironic perception describe the cheerful everyday life of the army, reckless student life and some features of Soviet construction production. These stories have already been published separately, as they appeared, but let them appear side by side here. After all, all the events described are united by the spirit of that era - the last quarter of the last century, when, according to eyewitnesses, the sky was much bluer and the grass was greener.