This is already the third New Year’s that I’ve had to be added into our traditional family New Year’s photo with Photoshop. Trying to keep up with the times, I asked to have artificial intelligence draw me this time. I hope it turned out festive — I myself won’t see the picture until the letter with it reaches Yamal (a region in the Russian Arctic). “Terribly miss” is, strictly speaking, not quite correct in Russian. The proper phrasing would be “miss very much” or “miss deeply.” But in terms of how it feels, this is more accurate and more true. I miss my family terribly. Yulia, the children, my parents, my brother. I miss my friends-comrades-colleagues terribly, our office, and my work. I miss all of you terribly.  I don’t feel lonely, abandoned, or cut off at all. My spirits are high and quite New Year’s-like. But ordinary human contact in all its forms — from jokes around the New Year’s table to chats on Telegram and comments on Instagram and Twitter — can’t be replaced by anything. I even miss having the chance to grumble about the people who send the same silly New Year’s greetings and pictures to everyone on their WhatsApp contact list. It used to annoy me, but now I think: that’s actually so sweet. Someone is sitting there sending everyone little kittens in pom-pom hats under a Christmas tree. Happy New Year to all of you.  Don’t miss anyone. Not terribly. Not deeply. Not very much. Don’t miss anyone at all, and don’t let your loved ones miss you. Stay good, honest people, and in the coming year try to become just a little better and a little more honest. That, basically, is exactly what I wish for myself too. Stay healthy, take care of yourselves. Arctic hugs and polar greetings to everyone. Love to you all.