Andrei Bitov's prose of the 60s–80s became classics of Russian literature of the 20th century, but now feels like a natural response to today. The collection of stories “Justified Jealousy” is an analogue of the lifetime edition, which Andrei Georgievich Bitov (1937–2018) compiled with special care. The book is complemented by an autobiographical “Postscript”, written by him at the end of his life. “I am not a man of the pack. In general, I think that man is not exactly a pack animal. When he comes out of it, he turns out to be marginal. Artist or criminal. I was lucky to choose the first, but the second could have happened. And since I’m still alive, I can’t completely pass by life. No no! it will touch me” (Andrey Bitov).