Destructive Beauty

Someone else’s trouble is always nearby—and if you don’t pay attention, tomorrow it may become yours…

Olya dreamed of winning a beauty contest, but she didn’t expect the price she would have to pay for that victory…

Katya was an actress and, of course, dreamed of fame. And finally, her talent was noticed—yet the role she has to play is not just difficult, it’s deadly dangerous…

Private detective Sergey Koltsov dreamed of the long-awaited day off, but when he heard a girl crying behind a closed door, he couldn’t walk past…

Often a person focuses solely on themselves and doesn’t notice what’s happening next door. He doesn’t hear a child crying, doesn’t notice the sobs of a lonely old man, ignores someone else’s pain—he has no concern for other people’s problems. But a person remains a person only when they’re able to come to the aid of a neighbor. Yevgenia Mikhaylova’s stories prove that in this world there are compassion, mutual help, friendship, and love.