About the book: 2017 / Viktor Shenderovich's new story "Savelyev" is read in one breath, although its theme is quite traditional for Russian, and not only Russian literature: burnout, moral self-destruction of a person. His attempt to find an excuse for his conformism and his cowardice in dirty and cruel times is a failed attempt, of course... In addition to the new story, the book also includes old stories by Viktor Shenderovich - written at a time when no one had yet knew his name.