About the book: 1999 / The spiritual battle for Russia is at the center of the new novel by the famous Russian writer. The author brings into the arena brave, beautiful people who stood in the way of the destroyers, who stole millions and billions, weaving a web of further troubles for the people. No one in literature has ever spoken out with such force and openness against the “new Russians” - the tycoons and bankers who seized power in the country.