What to ask in book A worthy human beard, artificial Soviet deficit and secrets of making frogs in Florentine: a weekly review of new products from vigilant editors of Gorky. Starting from February 24, 2022, we were all in the face of the advancing barbarism, violence and lies. In this situation, it is extremely important to preserve at least the remnants of culture and support the values ​​of humanism - including for the sake of the future of Russia.

About a saint who defeated Batu and fell by the hands of a heavenly warrior “The Word of Mercury of Smolensk”, compiled in the 16th century, bizarre even by the standards of that time: his protagonist, Holy Mercury, by the will of the Virgin, saves Smolensk, driving away the Batu army, then voluntarily accepts death from the hands of a “man, beautiful face,” after which he returns to his hometown with his own head in his hands.

Fragment of the book "Lyrical Hero of Mayakovsky" Under the Soviet regime, it was not customary to write about what artistic means Mayakovsky creates the image of Lenin, but it is not difficult to notice that his main trick is an anthropomorphic grotesque that allows the poet to criticize Soviet reality. Read about this in an excerpt from the book of Leonid Bolshukhin and Maria Alexandrova “The Lyriro Hero of Mayakovsky”.