About the book: 1980 / The stories that make up this book are dedicated to the people of one of the regions of the Non-Black Earth Region. “The 18th Spring” is about the first years of the formation of Soviet power in the former Vyatka province, “Russian Stove” is about the difficult trials that befell the collective farm peasantry during the Great Patriotic War. “Summer Guests” is about restoration, about the acute problems of post-war agriculture. The writer is also concerned about the fate of young people, their search for the right path in life, the continuity of generations.