About the book: 2003 / "Control shot" - a collection of essays written by Eduard Limonov in prison. They balance on the line between memoir prose and provocative journalism, touching the most sensitive nodes of the nervous system of our society. Limonov analyzes the symbolism of such concepts of the national unconscious as bread, meat, money, cinema, and railroad. The position of women, the meaning of costume, the aesthetics of opera and ballet, and the culture of cemeteries fall into his field of vision. The civilization of alcohol is opposed to the civilization of hashish. Narcissistic clichés about the most cultured nation and generous soul are called into question.