This is a story by a Russian emigrant writer and artist, Ksenia Krivosheina, author of the famous autobiographical novel “Russian Roulette”, 2004 edition. “Logos” St. Petersburg. The characters and events in the book “The Halfwit” are not fictional, but written off from life. Emigration is a difficult remedy both for the idiot at heart and for the Soviet “nobleman”, a belated defector from the times of perestroika. Is freedom of choice necessary, and what does it consist of? Isn't it easier to live the old way? Insanely beautiful, “Russian” Paris turns the mediocre St. Petersburg “labuh” into a disgusting creature and pushes him to commit a crime. The great city of Paris inspires hope, shakes up the worldview and the second hero of this story - the post-Soviet television director, “Prince” Golitsyn. Life in Moscow brought him to the brink of despair; Once in Paris, with an enlightened soul, he joyfully plunges into the world of the French homeless. As a result, morality almost triumphs...