Yuri Polyakov's journalism, as well as his fiction, has always evoked a strong response from readers and obvious discontent from the authorities. After reading this book, you can not only become familiar with the writer’s sharp, extraordinary thoughts, appreciate his aphoristic-ironic style, but also be convinced of how ahead of the current moment the author is in his forecasts and foresights. By the way, using some words and expressions in our political disputes, we do not even suspect that they got into the modern Russian language from the articles of Yuri Polyakov. The new book “Leviathan and Liberathan. Patriotism Detector” is the author’s fifth journalistic collection. It was preceded by the publications “From the Empire of Lies - to the Republic of Lies” (1997), “Pornocracy” (2000), “Russia in Rollback” (2008), “Lezginka on the Place of Execution” (2013). The new book includes fresh publications, but it is also unique in that the writer shows readers all types of his sharpened civilian weapons: here are the most incisive articles, literary polemics, devastating statements on Facebook, satirical poetry, and interviews that have become public events. life. In every word there is anxiety for the future of the Fatherland, a harsh rebuke to the “liberal fans”, the fight against state failure and the desire for creative revenge.