A story in stories. Laureate of the national children's literature competition Cherished Dream. Prize 2005/2006 For the best work about the modern life of children and adolescents, about their relationships with the adult world. The story of Yura Meshchersky growing up on the eve of the new millennium, told by himself. He has an interesting life among his father’s family and friends, and difficult relationships with classmates and teachers at school. It is not easy for Yura to defend her right to her personal opinion and accept responsibility for her own actions. “Two breaks in time have formed in your destiny, like the peak of Anapurna,” his favorite teacher told Yura. “Adolescence and the millennium. Someone will step into the twenty-first century as soon as they cross the threshold, and someone will carry all twenty on themselves with an understanding of your own, and even universal, moral experience. It will be painful to delve into yourself, you will be afraid of your imperfection, et cetera, just believe me, this is not the worst of the options... not the worst."