The synthesis of memories ("Journey to Childhood"), memoir literature and research projects, on the basis of which "Anthropology of Modernity" is written, provides a new vision of the rhythms, meanings and strategies of everyday life. Being a forced witness and direct participant in the harsh post-war period, periods of "thaw" and "stagnation," as well as perestroika and marginal post-Soviet times, the author reflects the corresponding historical images of time, everyday life, its creative, creative and everyday aspects. Everyday life is open and inexhaustible. It preserves the cultural heritage of the people and conducts a dialogue with the challenges of our time. This is convinced by the study of Gagauz fiction, which was fueled by both the realities of the traditional culture of the people and the great achievements of the Russian and cultures of the peoples of the Soviet Union. The book shows the current state of the Gagauz school of fine art. The time and vectors of its formation and maturation, like literature, are based on the image and understanding of everyday life. They coincided in phase with the era of the ethno-political life of the Gagauz people, in which statehood was created. The problems reflected in painting are more related to the image of everyday than political life.