A Russian locksmith Ivan Osipov and a Jewish tailor Mordukh Vadrоvnik from pre-war Smolensk. A Sevastopol boatsman Vasily Ivanovich and a captain of the 3rd rank Tsikoradze… A St. Petersburg cardiac surgeon Kravtsov and a boy Kolya from Arkhangelsk… A group of four anonymous engineers serving their duty at a supply depot during the collapse of the USSR… An old drunk who decided to wish his wife a Happy March 8… They’re all different. But meeting them leaves a bright sadness in the soul. © Viktor Ulin 2018 — photograph. © Viktor Ulin 2021 — cover design.