About the book: 2022 / When you’re ten, summer in the countryside is the best thing it can be. When you're nineteen, it's a disappointment. Kostya ran away to his grandparents from the world collapsing around him, hoping to find rest and peace. Instead, at the Kupala holiday, he encountered real magic. For some, the summer of 1991 will be remembered for the August putsch. For Kostya it was a summer full of long days and hot nights. All characters are over 18 years old.