The first half of 2026 was a time of mostly unpleasant surprises for me. Perhaps, a tempering — practical lessons that nothing in this life is eternal and you need to cherish the moment.

A series of events happened that are not fatal, for some they are trifles (especially if someone's issue is a matter of life and death), but for me they are unpleasant:

1. I drove my repaired and washed car into the garage — after 3 hours it burned down in 15–20 minutes. I still can't believe it, I put a lot of soul into it, but alas (including a pity that I didn't have CASCO insurance). My uncle also put his soul into the garage, I think, very sorry. Glad that no one was hurt and the fire didn't spread to the house and neighboring plots.

Short video above.

My article in T-J magazine: t-j.ru/car-burned-down/

2. The delivery date of the apartment, which is on a mortgage, was postponed by a year — I hope that in the end they will finish it, otherwise there are unpleasant signs. It's funny that the developer tried to bribe with a certificate for 30 thousand rubles on Ozon to sign the additional agreement.

3. Loss of job at the Astrakhan startup studio "2F", which delighted me with prospects and opportunities in the first year of opening. I just thought that maybe something worthwhile would come out in my hometown.

I was part of the team that submitted an application to open a studio from Astrakhan State University. Based on the selection results, 21 studios were opened in different regions of Russia within the federal project "Platform of University Technological Entrepreneurship", including the Astrakhan region.

But now the current university leadership doesn't need the studio, they don't want to bother with the topic of innovations — they live well on teaching foreign students, and they also have political ambitions. Now we have to decide for a long time how to close the studio or what to do with it. None of those connected with the federal project wants to take responsibility.

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But I would like to note and thank those who helped and are helping me. Of course, family and close ones, including parents, brother, fiancée, and friend. Colleagues from the startup studio. And also those connected with me through the startup, especially Evgeny Mukhamadeev, as well as Sergey Sidorov.

Slowly but we are moving, soon we will do an open beta test for the startup. And then, after a certain event, there will also be changes.

Including the main job, I have already decided.

Through thorns to the stars 🌟


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