About the book: 1979 / Irina Guro’s book is dedicated to Moscow and Muscovites. At the center of the novel is the fate of the professional military man Drobitko, who due to illness is forced to leave the army, but again finds himself in an unusual civilian life, working in a team of people who create the beauty of his native city, decorating it with gardens and parks. The case pits Drobitko against Lavrovsky, a man who has gone through a difficult path in life. He spent many years in exile, but at the end of his life he found his homeland. The writer talks about the difficult circumstances in which the characters of her characters were formed.