About the book: 2017 / In his new book, Vladimir Sergeevich Bushin, one of the brightest and sharpest publicists in Russia, writes about Vladimir Putin’s “carnival,” mercilessly tearing down masks from the participants in this action. The familiar faces of political figures and creators of modern culture will flash before the reader - Bushin shows what they really are. The author is sure that sooner or later this carnival will end and then real heroes will replace the mummers.