Alexei Varlamov became a classic during his lifetime, and his stories covered the life of an entire generation. They defend the “outdated” concepts of honor, cordiality and openness, justice and love in an era of creativity and mobility. And the charm of this viscous honeyed prose is irresistible. The book includes the famous works “Birth”, “House in the Village” and “Padchevars”. And also a new family saga, recently completed by the author, “Eva and Myasoedov”. The events of each of these stories are closely intertwined with the life story of Alexei Varlamov himself and the life of the modern world. Experienced, thought out, deeply felt. This is an artistically meaningful, vivid and dramatic history of society, embodied in images and destinies, the history of time.