Detective Yu. Georgiev, leading the investigation into the death of his ex-wife, is faced with a merciless truth: in Russia (as well as throughout the world) a program is being implemented to turn people into dumb robots. This is done through mass chipping of the population. Moreover, people themselves voluntarily agree to this, believing that in this way they become familiar with the conditions of civilization. And the masters of the world are preparing for themselves another program: replacing diseased parts of the body with “technically advanced” ones. Society is finally divided into masters and slaves. But what about the Russians - the most rebellious people on earth? Recent Times" has been nominated by a number of Russian public organizations for the Nobel Prize in Literature.