Старый добрый Цыпкин. Намек на собрание сочинений. Том 2. Придумано и написано в Москве

In the second volume — the most famous stories and novellas by Alexander Tsyppkin, invented and written by him in Moscow. Previously published stories: such as "Mado," "Faust," "Hate"; the best selection of stories about the unscrupulous Slavik, top-3 monologues from the play "Intuition" (the chart was compiled based on the results of voting by audience and readers on the author's official website) — as well as a previously unpublished cycle of stories "Jewelry Work of Fate."

"Moscow is so much. How much you take and how much you offer for what is taken.
Moscow, like a good producer, sees potential in a person and invests in them, but if the charge doubts or is lazy, it swiftly lets them go and looks for a new promising one with potential.
People, money, opportunities — take what you want, just realize what you can do. Without weekends, without hesitation, without breaks. Moscow doesn’t know how to wait. Rather, doesn’t want to.
Moscow gradually takes more and more of your time beyond the standard working hours. Takes at a high, undoubtedly, price. It’s all fair.
But if you start to refuse its offers, then... sooner or later, Moscow will be disappointed in you and will close the "tap," appointing someone else as its favorite. But the initial choice is always yours. To give or not to give the sandglass of your life for the gifts offered by Moscow. I’m still giving. And this book is extra evidence of that. I could have done without the collected works. I could have, but I couldn't. Moscow convinced me. Talked me into it."