About the book: 1989 / In S. Abramov’s satirical stories “How good it is to be a general”, “The King’s New Dress”, “The Wall”, “Unformashki” such important themes such as lack of spirituality, indifference, opportunism. Skillful mastery of the techniques of fantasy, irony, allegory, hyperbole makes S. Abramov’s stories fascinating for a wide range of readers.