Полвека в математике

Half-century in mathematics. I will try to give an overview of my mathematical life, starting with the tribute to my teachers. Then I will briefly mention the domains in which I worked and which have (temporarily..?) abandoned: uniformization of complex algebraic varieties, automorphism groups of bounded domain of Cn, applications of differential equations to algebraic geometry, non-archimedean discrete dynamics. Finally, I will concentrate on my current activities: dessins d'enfants theory and its relations to the moduli spaces of curves; I'll share my plans and dreams.