Fictionalized memories of one of the most dramatic periods in the modern history of Russia, when the author, in his youth close to the heights of political and financial power (Yeltsin, Khodorkovsky, Gaidar, Soros, etc.), at least six times had a real opportunity to cultivate his own oligarchic "happiness" - but each time refused to take the necessary step and accept the rules of the game. The book can serve as an anti-benefit for those who want to break the road to the coveted Olympus, and as a consolation for those who left the race for values ​ ​ closer to the human heart.