About the book: 2019 / Every great writer, especially when he is also a publicist, becomes, willingly or unwillingly, a “mirror” of his era. But under one obligatory condition - if he is sincere. Otherwise the mirror will turn out crooked. It is sincerity that permeates the works of Yuri Polyakov, and this is what attracts the reader. And also with sparkling humor, off-scale aphorism, regardless of faces. All this led to the fact that his novels, plays and articles became a chronicle of Russian life over several decades: from the publication of “Regional Emergency” to the present day. Therefore, Yuri Polyakov’s new book got its name - “Honest Komsomol”: it embodied that truth of life that is so characteristic of the author. And also because this unique book is the result of his long-term collaboration with journalistic stars Lyubov Moiseeva and Alexander Gamov, who have worked for the legendary Komsomolskaya Pravda for many years. Without their sharp, sometimes uncomfortable, sometimes humorous questions, the author’s witty and frank answers, which made up her best pages, would not have been born. “Honest Komsomol”, without a doubt, can be called a diary of our era. So, dear reader, if you do not suffer from a fear of truth, this is for you.