Wandering with the Cheshire Cat: Memoir-Essay on the English Soul

Wandering with the Cheshire Cat is a memoir about life in England, an essay on the English soul by the famous Soviet spy and writer Mikhail Lyubimov. The book is filled with the author's unique personal experience, having served as a diplomat and intelligence agent in London during the Cold War, as well as references to entire layers of British culture and literature from Shakespeare to Bernard Shaw. Mikhail Lyubimov's style simultaneously resembles both a Soviet Sherlock Holmes and a British James Bond, while a constant inner dialogue with the author's companion - the Cheshire Cat - makes reading incredibly comfortable. Mikhail Lyubimov is a Soviet spy, writer, and publicist, candidate of historical sciences. At the height of the Cold War, he was an employee of the residency in London, attended social events, and was acquainted with many representatives of the British elite of that time. In the 1980s, he retired and became a writer and publicist. I love England, but after a month in England I already miss Russia. After a year in Russia, I want to catch at least a glimpse of my Albion, Mikhail Lyubimov.