The publication was carried out with the financial support of the Administration of St. Petersburg. Photo on the dust jacket by Pavel Markin.

Valery Popov.

Mushroom pickers carry knives. - St. Petersburg; Publishing house "Russian-Baltic Information Center BLITZ", 1998. - 240 pp. The basis of the book “Mushroom pickers walk with knives” by the famous St. Petersburg writer is the story of the same name, which, in the sharp, grotesque manner characteristic of Valery Popov, tells about the life of the writer in reformed Russia, about his contacts with the “masters of life” - from the “Komsomol goddess” to the gangster dictating the laws of the market from behind bars. The book also includes several stories by Valery Popov. ISBN 5-86789-078-3© V.G. Popov, 1998© Publishing house "Russian-Baltic Information Center BLITs", 1998