Why was I forced to leave

When leaving for Finland through St. Petersburg, he went to the Kronverx, check: whether the bell tower of the Peter and Paul Cathedral is visible from it, as he wrote in the novel. It turned out not. Only her sharp spire is visible from the street, but not the bell tower itself. But I was able to fix this in the text posted on the site only in Finland. In Moscow, the entrance to the site with my IP has been blocked since March.

On July 16, there was a call at the door of the apartment. Opening, I saw a certificate of an FSB officer.

In the first part of the conversation, there were threats of murder or long imprisonment, which I "deserved", offending by my novel not only Putin and some figures, but also the Russian special services. Moreover, something similar could have happened with my wife. Then the uninvited guest began to ask questions: do I have the attitude to the opposition? I replied that I went to rallies, but personally, none of the leaders are familiar with. Am I in the course that many famous writers or political movements that these writers support are special services?

At the end of the conversation, I was told that the only way to avoid

Am I in the course that many famous writers or political movements that these writers support are special services?

The reprisals are my consent to put in opposition through existing agents as a writer of extremely opposition views. I replied that it is still impossible to print “Polonius” in Russia. The answer was: "But they read it on the Internet. Let them even read it!" Saying goodbye, he said that he would call. In the evening I told my wife everything, and we decided to leave Russia. The choice fell on Finland due to a simplified issue of visas. For other countries, various certificates were required, but, engaged in their collection, we were afraid to attract attention. For the same reason, nothing was sold.

And the antiques remaining from my grandmother were taken as a gift to the house-museum of Tsvetaeva.

Alex Zakharov is an Internet writer, author of the novel "Polonium" . Located in Finland, expects from the authorities of this country an answer to a request for a political asylum .