It is difficult to find a person who would not remember the 90s of the last century he experienced. And everyone perceives them differently: some with horror or admiration, some with pain or surprise... Time passes, but the first post-Soviet decade still does not let us go. It is no coincidence that so many people responded to the call to send their memories. One hundred and fifty stories about the dashing (and for some, holy) 90s literally burst into the editorial office in a flurry! Among the authors are former schoolchildren, military personnel, actors, businessmen, doctors, the unemployed, journalists, and teachers. There is not an ounce of fiction or political propaganda, rosy myths or far-fetched horror stories in this poignant collective confession. Everything is written extremely sincerely, the words come from the soul, from the heart! And here is the result: unique eyewitness accounts, the most competent, lively and fascinating document of the era. This truly popular book is read in one sitting. The stories, essays and sketches published here are genuine reality, which today is difficult to find on TV and in cinema, which magazines and newspapers are unlikely to risk publishing. Alexandra Marinina