Monumental Propaganda

Aglaia Revkina believed in the communist idea at a very young age, actively believing ("riding, in a leather jacket and with a Nagant, she raced around the area"), and she remained true to her ideals throughout her life. "Stalin taught... her that for the sake of a lofty idea, one should sacrifice everything and not pity anyone." Therefore, when the new times came and the statue of Joseph Vissarionovich was toppled from its pedestal, Aglaia could not endure such desecration - she struggled but placed the monument in her apartment. That is how she lived. In a grotesque form, the wise jester Vladimir Voinovich speaks of the tragic pages of our history, of people whose human nature was distorted by blind faith in monumental, demanding, and quite bloodthirsty leaders...