Reading Zhvanetsky, you hear his voice, and it’s easy to imagine how Mikhail Mikhailovich goes on stage, takes out a stack of pages from his briefcase and reads them in his original manner: with pauses and emphasis on individual words. But when we read his texts ourselves, we discover a different depth of familiar phrases and the diversity of their understanding. Humor is the most attractive facet of Zhvanetsky’s talent. His laughter is a cover for eternal questions and bitter truths that a person cannot help but think about. After all, everything that Maestro Zhvanetsky writes and speaks about is our life. Who else can say that about her?