About the book: 1996 / This unusual work, begun by the author in the early 80s and completed in the early 90s, can be described as “the last novel of Soviet science fiction " This book, in which “high impulses of the soul” and carnal, base passions are intricately intertwined, shows a world of the future in which people, with the help of a matter duplicator, can fulfill literally any of their desires. The novel is written in a bright, figurative language, has a sharp, dynamic plot, is replete with unexpected situations and unusual scenes, some of which are described with shocking naturalism.