About the book: 2007 / Vladimir Gilyarovsky did not write thick novels and stories, but many of his contemporaries have passed from human memory, but he remains. We cannot forget him - a talented journalist and writer in every line, a defender of the oppressed and offended. The collection includes stories and essays about various events that the writer witnessed, and the people with whom fate brought him together. These short works create vivid pictures of pre-revolutionary life and customs.