Andrey Vinogradov is a recognized master of subtle psychological prose. A well-known journalist, founder of the Foundation for Effective Politics, political strategist, translator, he was the chairman of the board of RIA Novosti, director of the publishing house of Ogonyok magazine, and participated in the formation of Video International. This novel is a series of stories born like nesting dolls, one from the other. Funny, downright funny, fantastic, sad stories are woven into a bizarre, uniquely fascinating pattern. These events are close to everyone, because they are an echo of our everyday, but so unpredictable fantastic life...Contains obscene language!