Sergey Lebedenko (1995) is a native of Krasnodar, a graduate of MGIMO and the Higher School of Economics; worked as a court correspondent for Novaya Gazeta, as a literary observer and critic, collaborated with the portals RBC, Afisha Daily, Prochtenie, etc. He runs the telegram channel about literature “Knigizhar” (winner of the Litblog award 2020). Journalist Oleg dreams of career as a lawyer and writes reports from the courtroom. Student Sasha, whose father ends up in a colony after being accidentally detained (while passing by a rally), develops plans to save him. Judge Marina is preparing to become the chairman of one of the Moscow courts, but suddenly her life is also destroyed by the state machine... The fates of all three will be united by a “theatrical affair” - a battlefield for security forces, businessmen and officials for power and control over minds. Political intrigues secure careers and destroy lives, and an absurd accident triggers a flywheel of violence... “(Un)freedom” is the debut novel by Sergei Lebedenko about the constraining but attractive force of power.