About the book of Oleg Khlevnyuk “The Corporation of the Impostates. Shadow economy and corruption in the Stalin USSR " Historian Oleg Khlevnyuk wrote the first scientific study of the activities of the Military Construction Management No. 1 - a fictitious Soviet organization that built quite real roads. That this wonderful book tells us about the Stalinist USSR, says Ivan Napresenko. Starting from February 24, 2022, we were all in the face of the advancing barbarism, violence and lies.

Interview with Alexei Konakov Not so long ago, Alexei Konakov, a researcher of Soviet culture, a water engineer and our author, had two books: “The decreasing world: the history of the“ incredible ”in the late USSR and Evgeny Kharitonov. Poetics of the underground.

Fragment of the book "Essays on Soviet Economic Policy in 1965-1989" Although it is believed that the author of the Soviet “economic reform” of 1965 was Alexei Kosygin, Leonid Brezhnev, who by that time became general secretary of the CPSU, not only carried out the general political leadership, but also thoroughly delved into many aspects of industrial, infrastructure and social changes that took place in the country.

From the book “Venice. History of water and land" Days dedicated to the Peredelkino House of Creativity will be held on the island of New Holland in St. Petersburg. On November 5 and 6, in the Community space, guests from Moscow will give lectures and concerts, conduct readings and performances, ask questions and talk about their own plans. This is stated in a press release received by the editorial office of Gorky.