He was a successful lawyer, but he grew tired of it all and gave it all up. Today he lives underground, surrounded by books.

The problem with routine is that many of us begin to assume it as a forced monotony and we become bitter people living frustrated by not being able to do what we "want." Yuri Alexeev was a very successful Russian lawyer, but his job and society itself tired him out. So he decided to leave it all and take refuge in a cave. Today he is the "hermit hobbit of Russia." Yuri Alexeev left it all when he realized that he was really fed up with routine. …