Efron's Error

«Sergey Bessonov, like many of his compatriots, finds himself in a difficult situation: at the moment the full-scale aggression of Russia against Ukraine begins, he is deeply involved in work for Russian intelligence. Understanding how terrible and senseless war is, he nevertheless does not find the strength to break away from his own country. The situation is exacerbated by the fact that Sergey has already tried once to part ways with his old friends, and he understands all too well that he would not be forgiven for a second attempt. As he continues to get deeper into a web of dubious special missions, he almost reconciles himself to the new reality, when suddenly he learns that a close person has found themselves in the besieged Mariupol…»
This is a book about war, about self-justification, about choice. It all begins in Washington, then memory takes the hero back to summer Moscow 1994, followed by Istanbul, Berlin, Paris, back to Moscow - and then Mariupol. Mariupol in April of twenty-two.
Ksenia Kirillova is a journalist, poet, prose writer, and expert at leading American analytical centers. For several years now, she has been professionally engaged in analyzing political and social processes in modern Russia, including the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war.