The author of the book is not only a member of the Russian Writers' Union, but also a sociologist, as well as an entrepreneur with extensive experience in industry and business, a passionate collector of modern Siberian painting and sculpture. Exciting, like any other detective story, business stories with gangster dangers of the 90s and current years, with betrayal and deception of close assistants and partners, both Russian and foreign, with bribes and tax audits, are melted in the author’s soul not only into stress with blood pressure surges and insomnia, but also into the joy of victories. and significant acquisitions. The 2014 crisis, called the Ukrainian-world crisis in the book, raised the question of selling or closing most of the business for the first time in 25 years. But how can this be combined with the destinies of loved ones, many of whom we have worked with for more than ten or even twenty years? The troubles are mitigated only by significant government and local awards, but not for achievements in business, where about one and a half thousand jobs have been created, but for cultural and educational activities. And where there are joys and sorrows, there are poems, and not only the author of the book himself, but also such wonderful poets as Yuri Kuznetsov or Nikolai Zinoviev. The author continues his thoughts presented in this book in the no less interesting second book - “Labyrinths of Fate . Between soul and business." This essay, among other things, shows a vivid meeting with the world-famous sculptor Dashi Namdakov, confirming the enormous role of the mystical principle in our lives.