The last decade of the 20th century: political storms, financial pyramids, and the undeserved rise of some and the poverty of others. A time when one’s own children become strangers, while strangers grow attached to the heart. The family of academic Artem Naumov is, by the will of fate, thrust to the very edge of life. And even in their cozy home, it’s impossible to escape the hardships of the “new” world—unless…