The story is a nostalgic recollection of the author's childhood in the 2000s. The author reminisces about collecting glass containers to exchange for money, buying turbo-type chewing gum with inserts, and playing online games at computer clubs. They also share anecdotes about getting into mischief, such as running away from a group of homeless people who were trying to chase them, and getting into trouble for truancy.
The author's mother is portrayed as strict, dragging the author out of the computer club and scolding them for missing school. The author also talks about finding a stray dog and caring for it, only to have it disappear along with their belongings.
The story is a lighthearted and humorous account of the author's childhood adventures and misadventures, highlighting the challenges and joys of growing up in a post-Soviet era.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator spent their childhood in the 2000s.
2. The narrator's ancestors had barely recovered from the poverty of perestroika.
3. The narrator and their friends would collect glass containers to exchange for money.
4. They used the money to buy Turbo-type chewing gum.
5. The narrator and their friends would also play online games at computer clubs.
6. The narrator would often truant from school to play games.
7. The narrator's mother caught them playing truant and dragged them out of the computer club.
8. The narrator was forced to cram textbooks and was accompanied to school by their parents.
9. The narrator started a new hobby of climbing abandoned buildings with friends.
10. The narrator and their friends found a hungry dog and decided to feed it.
11. They fed the dog healthy food and even built a comfortable place for it in an abandoned building.
12. The narrator and their friends became attached to the dog but eventually lost it.
13. They found some of their belongings and a homemade grill made of stones with ashes inside, suggesting that someone else had settled in the abandoned building.