Viktor Yerofeyev's provocative novel is a metaphorical journey into the heart and consciousness of Russia, where war and peace are changing places, and behind each page is the search for an answer to the eternal question of "Russian guilt." In his new work, Viktor Yerofeyev creates a fantastically metaphorical image of Moscow as a city-an organism that thinks, feels and breathes, dictating the world agenda and the fate of Russia. In this universe, the boundaries between war and peace are blurred: life resembles combat duty, and death is a familiar, almost everyday phenomenon. Through grotesque and vivid images, the author explores the phenomenon of "Russian guilt" and cultural peculiarity, wondering about the nature of the new barbarism.