Every small task, no matter how insignificant it may seem, plays a crucial role. It is through this meticulous effort that letters are delivered, houses are constructed, and trains arrive on time.

Many aspects of a building can change—its purpose, its appearance. But the stairs are different. They are like the foundation, growing with the house. Centuries may pass, yet the stairs remain steadfast, standing as silent sentries that preserve the spirit and memory of previous occupants. They endure through all circumstances, even when the building itself falls into disrepair.

Where was Pushkin actually born? To answer this, we must visit the famous addresses of the former German Quarter in Moscow. One such location is the building of school No. 353 at Baumanskaya Street, 40. For a long time, it was believed that this was Pushkin's birthplace, and there is even a memorial plaque commemorating this. However, this plaque was originally moved from another house, No. 57, on the same Baumanskaya Street. The plaque was unveiled in 1927, in honor of the poet's 128th birthday.

Merchants Stakheevs, Lyamins... Paths strewn with broken bricks still crunch underfoot... Sokolniki Park, a favorite place for festivities of Muscovites of all generations. Once these quiet places were chosen for the construction of summer cottages by eminent merchants, nobles, and the clergy. On the radial clearings, away from the noise of the city, under the old lindens, they enjoyed peace.

Stones of Kronstadt, gray with time and lost their original gloss, rough bumpy to the touch, with cracks and gouges from bullets and shells. They are silent, but if they could speak, remember.

The year 1919 is blazing. Outside the window of a car gray with road dust, Opels and Fords rush by. Here is a small Fiat with an open top stopped at the bridge, having pulled over to the side of the road. It is important that children of 5-6 years old sit in it, and their mothers, perhaps for the first time in their lives, go in a car.