About the book: 2022 / These are kind, touching texts that can transport the reader into the world of his own childhood. A collection of essays about childhood spent in the late eighties in a small Kazakhstani village. The world through the eyes of a child is extremely amazing and full of the most extraordinary discoveries that cause amazement, delight and a smile, and sometimes sadness. The author invites the reader to see the miracle in everyday life, everyday rituals, household chores, to experience again the excitement of childhood games, and talks about joyful meetings and partings with loved ones. Sketches of the surrounding natural world and people, moments from life that surprised and continue to surprise. Observations of life with an attempt to comprehend, realize, awaken the forgotten and accept the past.