“Zlatoust and Chrysostom” is a new novel by the famous Russian writer Nikolai Gaiduk. The novel is full of mysteries, adventures and dizzying plots from the field of magical realism. Eternal themes of good and evil, duty, honor and love, intricately intertwined, form an amazing narrative fabric. The heroes of the work are original and distinctive: Old Man-Draft, Worragam, Nishystazila. And, of course, Chrysostom himself, the main character, is a man of brilliant potential, capable of working miracles with the help of words. His bright spirit, broken in the era of change, was unable to resist satanic temptations. And only the love of Chrysostom was able to keep Chrysostom on the very edge, when life was almost lost. Despite the fabulousness and phantasmagoria that fill the pages of the novel, the signs of a new era are easily read in it, the outlines of modern Russia are visible, its troubles, victories, disappointments are heard and joy. The novel is distinguished by its bright and original language. According to the definition of Professor V. P. Marin: “The writer Nikolai Gaiduk is a brilliant artist of the Russian word, a master capable of surprising and delighting in the spirit of the best classical literature, designed with a verb to burn the hearts of people, elevate their thoughts and expand their horizons...”