A. P. Platonov (1899-1951) is one of the most original Russian writers in style and language of the first half of the XX century.The story "The Pit" is a harsh satire on the Soviet Union during collectivization, which combines elements of philosophical parable and surrealism.Thirty-year-old worker Voshchev is fired from the factory because of "the growth of weakness in him and thoughtfulness." Striving to know the truth and learn the structure of the world, he finds himself in a neighboring city on the construction site of the "general proletarian house", which should be the beginning of the city of a "happy future".The collection includes all the works of the writer recommended for reading at school: the stories "Yushka", "Unknown Flower", the story "The Secret Man", etc.