About the book: 2016 / Emperor Nicholas I clapped and laughed a lot during the performance of The Inspector General, and when leaving the box, he said: “Well, a play! Everyone got it, and I got it more than everyone else!” Every student knows about this episode. Anyone who considers himself smart, having read “The Crimson Pelican” by V. Voinovich, will not laugh much, but will say: “Well, a novel! Everyone got it, and I got it more than everyone else!” And maybe after this something will really change for the better in Russian life.