'The book is particularly valuable because, despite the conventionality of its visual language, it so accurately captures not only everyday realities and characteristic characters, but also the atmosphere of the early 1930s. The illustrations evoke O. E. Mandelstam's lines: 'On the Moscow River there is a light-speaking room / With combs of relaxation, culture, and water.'' (D. Fomin, leading researcher at the Russian State Library).