About the book: 1965 / L. Lazarev, Art. Rassadin and B. Sarnov are critics and literary scholars. It would seem that this profession is conducive to extreme seriousness. And yet, performing in the genre of literary parody, they do not change their profession. After all, parody is also a form of artistic criticism. Three critics will soon publish a book of literary parodies, “Linden Alleys.” It is published by the publishing house “Soviet Russia”. The parodies that we publish are taken from this book. From the magazine “Smena” No. 11, 1965.