Sugar

Alexey Kolmogorov is a prose writer and the author of the novel "OTMA. The Salvation of the Romanovs" (shortlisted for the "Big Book" award). A film director, screenwriter, and laureate of professional awards in the field of cinema. "Sugar" is... a story at the intersection of genres, where mysticism hovers on the brink of farce, and love is literally until death. Also, there are severed heads, fields of sugarcane, nostalgic streets of Havana and Odessa, sailing ships in the ocean, and a lot of rum and sugar. "The action of the novel 'Sugar' takes place in Cuba today, and sometimes during slavery or in Soviet Odessa. What do a young Odessa hooligan from Moldavanka and a brave Cuban colonel have in common? What will happen if you start a romance with God? From the depths of a dark past, a trickle of blood runs, flowing from generation to generation, carrying with it secrets, vices, and crimes that oppress the heroes in today's world. The mystical rituals of the Caribbean island intertwine and separate the paths of characters in the past and present. To kill is to resurrect, to die is to come back to life, to curse is to forgive—can this be done by man or is it in the impotence of God?” (Alexey Kolmogorov) — …I need her. — Uh-huh, that's the main thing. You are all sick with this. All your art, all your songs and poems are permeated with this. — With what—this? — asked the colonel, realizing that Elegua was leading him away from the question about Claudia. — With the deification of women. You have created an idol for yourselves. You worship women more than God.