This book collects conversations between Lyubov Arkus and various writers, filmmakers, and critics. The figures featured in the book include:

Bakur Bakuradze,
Joseph Brodsky,
Aleksei German,
Lidiya Ginzburg,
Renata Litvinova,
Pyotr Lutsik,
Nikita Mikhalkov,
Konstantin Murzenko,
Alexander Rastorguev,
Kirill Serebrennikov,
Alexander Sokurov,
Maria Stepanova,
Maya Turovskaya,
Rustam Khamdamov,
Alisher Khamidkhodzhaev,
Boris Khlebnikov,
Ilya Khrzhanovsky (designated a "foreign agent" by the Russian Ministry of Justice),
Viktor Shklovsky,
and Ekaterina Schulmann (designated a "foreign agent media outlet" by the Russian Ministry of Justice)

— individuals with whom the author shared personal, professional, and friendly ties. These are not mere interviews; the texts transcend the boundaries of the traditional genre, as each one serves as both a portrait of a contemporary figure and an attempt to capture the spirit of the era.