About the book: year / AUTHORS for believing in us and in Russian literature NIKOLA GOGOL for not having to burn this manuscript DMITRY RUDAKOV for getting us involved into this adventure GENNADY SPIRIN for not asking where the money went NIKOLAY YUTANOV for cheerful patience and restrained sarcasm ANATOLY NECHAYEV for persistent reluctance to change and saving in everything SVYATOSLAV LOGINOV for voluntary study of Ukrainian language SERGEY BEREZHNY for unsuccessful attempts to fail the project of VASILY VLADIMIRSKY for verbosity and many-sidedness TANYA ABRAMOVA for her cheeks PAVL BOROZENTS for his love for Tanya Abramova PETRA KUDRYASHOV for the second attempt And also the conductor of the fast train Simferopol - St. Petersburg NADIA for vigilance