When it seems like your worthless life is no longer needed by anyone—even by yourself—when all that’s left is to flick a lighter and, in a single second, stop everything, then suddenly a person appears who you desperately, desperately need—and you become a hero… That’s exactly what happened to Leshka Sviridov. A beautiful stranger saved him from self-immolation. And Leshka had to go through many trials to become… if not a hero, then at least a person with serious views.