Happy birthday, Andrei! Today is my 47th birthday. I have always been waiting for congratulations from others. Today I would like to сongratulate myself. It's not an easy thing to get along 47 years especially in this country! I listened to my American colleague Andrew Stanton on TED a few days ago. He spoke about film storytelling but at one moment he mentioned an interesting thing. He said that we can try to comprehend for a long time who we are, but one fine day we have to take a steering wheel to direct yourself consciously. I was born and grew up in a country with strong collective archaic patterns in culture, mindset and social institutions. I can't say that these things are always bad. Nevertheless, in the complex modern world the true culture of individualism is always in short supply in such kind of society. I heard for a long time about collective ideas, forms, values, et cetera in my childhood and youth and now these things gradually come back. I can't say I like it pretty much. As a consequence, I eventually got in focus of myself. So, Andrei, be happy! You are the one and only! Mix those values which you want to be mixed and declair them as your own religion regardless of their origin. Happy birthday, dear!