Modern traumas and Moscow psychologists are juxtaposed with Soviet childhood and family dramas, where love is measured not by gifts but by survival. In search of self-esteem and normal relationships, the heroine tries everything from free online sessions to trying to understand why to give birth and how not to go crazy from parental advice. The world seems both absurd and familiar: from small towns to big ambitions, where mercantilism is not a vice but a survival strategy.
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