This is the first story that is genuinely truthful, shocking and packed with candid scenes, of the life of Roman Petrovich, the most profound man on Earth.

The misanthrope Aleksandr Khristoforov, nicknamed “Alec”, is a hopeless loser. The actor, who was celebrated in the Soviet era as the hero of “Eugene Onegin”, is carving out a depressing…

A young writer brings a collection of short stories to a big Moscow publishing house. The manuscript stays at the office and mysteriously influences the lives of anyone who opens…