Mirrors and Web

“Mirrors reflecting the world give us the pleasure of admiring ourselves. The circumstances that surround us gather into a web, just like the nerves trembling inside our bodies. And when the past additionally weighs down on our shoulders, the freedom that is so eagerly desired seems to appear as a melted illusion.” Andrei Astvatsaturov "This is a novel about how friendship, love, and loyalty are not bargaining chips, and the end does not justify the means. The playful tone in which the protagonist narrates his cathedral and romantic adventures does not diminish the seriousness of the task set by the author: to catch the fragile boundary that separates prudence from betrayal, and good intentions from moral catastrophe." Pavel Basinsky "The path of a Soviet-Russian intellectual who timidly rebels, searches for himself, becomes disillusioned, and accepts the rules of the game. It is told talentfully, charmingly, while also very subtly grasping the nerve." Alexander Snegiryov