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Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1. 1985. The Beginning
1985. Kesha
1986. My father's death
1988. A New Dad
Chapter 2. 1988. First Shocks
1988. Went for a bite to eat
1988. Fire
1988. Promising to cut my tongue off
1989. Forgetfulness
1990. Stutterer
Chapter 3. 1990. First Adventures
1990. A one-way trip up the tree
1990. As if falling from the second floor
1990. Fall off the carousel
1993. Left arm
1993. Hospitals
1994. Bitten by a shepherd
1995. Sledging
1996. And again with the left arm
Chapter 4. 1990. Mischief amp; More
1990. Got a bus to a nearby village
1991. The lift: riding with open doors
1992. The tunnel under the bridge
1992. Bike theft
1993. Prawns and dentists
1994. Kitten of dreams
1996. Gorodki and a gas mask
1996. But I don't want to go to school!
2001. Smoking on the first day back at school
Chapter 5. 1990. First Disappointments amp; Grievances
1990. «I want to be able to fly!»
1993. «It wasn't me!»
1993. Russian grammar
1997. Not guilty and moving schools
1997. «I will never snitch on my mates!»
1998. Taras Bulba
2000. More Pushkin
Chapter 6. 1995. First Money
1995. Beer bottles
1995. Tutor
1996. Non-ferrous metal, a military base and a railway car
1996. Bench for grannies
1996. Sawing a tree branch
1999. Underground
2000. Night Director
2001. Toy Factory
Chapter 7. 1996. To be or not to be
1996. Pool
1996. Summer veranda
1996. Escape
1997. Jumping from the second floor
1997. Oka River
1997. Slow train
1997. Ring railroad
1999. Train surfing
2003. «Beware of the car»
Chapter 8. 2000. Searching for myself
2000. Neither here nor there. Loser
2000. School wall newspaper
2000. Computer Club
2000. A lesson, a beer, and some corvalol
2001. Swimming for a beautiful picture
2002. Winner of the regional photo contest
Chapter 9. 2002. Student
2002. Court
2003. Mathematical analysis (MATHAN) and the nightmare
2003. Physics on call
2003. Theoretical Mechanics
2004. Probability Theory
2004. A terrible failure for some rare good luck
2005. Wedding
2006. Master's degree: a 1 in 200
2008. Graduate School and Groundhog Day
Chapter 10. 2008. The Beginning of Adult Life
2008. Having my driving license taken away
2009. Prize winning and being made redundant
2010. Head of the Bureau Electronics and a meeting
2011. Childbirth
2011. «In the submarine»
2012. If you don't want it, don't sign it
2012. Modernising the production line
2013. Hyundai and Volkswagen
Chapter 11. 2013. Reformatting
2013. Changing specialisation
2014. I want to be useful to my country!
2015. British American Tobacco and Philip Morris International
2016. Chairman
2017. Dolphins
Chapter 12. 2017. The Beginning of Maturity
2017. Project management
2017. Redundancy II
2018. Putting down our first cat
2020. COVID-19
Epilogue
Welcome, everyone. I am glad to present to you my autobiography. Both to those who know me personally, as well as the curious minds, thinking, searching and reading this book. Every person is a universe, a mystery and a real miracle. I'm sure each of you has something to say about yourselves, as well as recall and recant from your lives. But with this book I want to share my universe, my reflections, and talk about my adventures. This is not a memoir. This is about the very extraordinary life of an ordinary person from an ordinary family. And, importantly, it includes moments that have occurred in very few people's lives, especially in such quantities as in mine, or in the same order.
It is worth noting that this book does not cover the topic of love. On one hand, I could have written a separate edition of seven volumes on the subject. On the other hand, my story wasn't particularly out of the ordinary, so why tell the tale? Moreover, I covered this topic, albeit without commentary, in my first book: a collection of lyrical poems «In Your Name[3]».
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At the time, I was ten years old and therefore far too old to be sledging the way I was used to (i.e., on my bum). I wasn't no toddler anymore. If I wanted to avoid being laughed at, I'd have to try balancing on the side of the sledge will going down the hill or going headfirst.
I decided to do it the way the others were – on my belly, headfirst. And I did so almost all day, until I had an unfortunate accident. Blockage on the runway, sledge jam, and a huge blow to the face as I smashed into the sledge in front of me. I walked home with my tail between my legs…
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