The stories "Athos" and "Valaam" of Boris Zajtsev are written in the wake of its pilgrim trip to these holy sites. The silent and profound life of monks, aspiration to cleanliness of heart, a constant prayer all that has been lost by new Russia, infinitely involves the writer who is not ceasing and on foreign land to reflect on tragical destiny of the native land. In the collection of sketches "Moscow" of Hares recollects the Moscow period of the life: meetings with different people, including Chekhov, Bunin, Andreev, events of culture and daily trifles.