Серебряный герб

The silver coat of arms, this distinctive sign of students of the pre-revolutionary boys' gymnasium, was worn by boys on their uniform caps.

The hero of the story is unfairly expelled from the gymnasium and deprived of a precious insignia. The carefree, prank-filled student everyday life is replaced by a completely different life: wandering, looking for work, new friends and enemies - everything that a street in a colorful multinational southern city of the late 19th century represents.

The autobiographical story “The Silver Coat of Arms” was written by K.I. Chukovsky in 1938.