The new book by the wonderful Russian prose writer Alexander Pokrovsky, “Kubrick,” consists of stories that should be told exactly there, freeing speech, the Russian language (literally and figuratively) from the laws of subordination and severity. They obey these laws externally, but contradict them internally. Because they want to live, not survive. Rich language, risky anecdotal situations, comedy and despair of the characters make these “frivolous” stories a real literary work.A. Pokrovsky is the author of many books (“...Shoot!”, “Cat”, “Hippopotamus”, “Calyambra”, etc.), based on his story “72 Meters” a famous blockbuster was made, which was empathized with by millions.