Ksenia Buksha is the author of the novels 'Zavod' Svoboda '(National Bestseller Award) and' Churov and Churbanov '(shortlist of the' Big Book 'and' Yasnaya Polyana 'awards), a biography of Kazimir Malevich, a collection of stories' Opens inward ' ... In each new book she tries to show reality in a new way. Little Stesha opens one window of the Advent calendar every day, bringing Christmas closer. And her mom and dad, Anya and Kostya, are sorting through pictures from the past in their memory, trying to understand what will become of them in the future. Advent is a novel about how people are united by music and make different laughter. 'There are such holiday boxes with opening windows, behind which they hide delicacies. 'Advent' is like such a Christmas box. Windows open - and behind them people, each with his own story, each with his own plot. These people seem to be not quite real yet: they just have to become alive in waiting for Christmas. And the world around is cold and dark, lik