About the book: 2020 / The novel takes place in 1954 - 1956. At the center of the story are the stories of two student friends, one of whom is in love with a forty-year-old artist. All of them, like the country, are in anticipation of changes for the better. Everyone expects something from life: a breakthrough in their career, happy love. And everything that is happening so far is just a prologue to a better life. But will this future happen??