Portrait of the Late Empire. Andrei Bitov

The era in which Andrei Bitov lived…
These are the years of the Thaw - a time of hope, a bright entry into literature, and the period of "stagnation", when the main novel "Pushkin House" could only be read in samizdat. And perestroika, the turbulent 1990s, and transformations in the country - a different breath, changes in life and creativity. An intellectual writer, a unique conversationalist - his aphoristic wise phrases instantly spread among friends and acquaintances, were remembered by readers.
About what is the "Bitov era", as well as about his communication with the writer who became a classic of Russian literature, prose writers, poets, journalists, filmmakers, and theater and film actors tell in this book. Among them are Dmitry Bykov, Solomon Volkov, Alexander Genis, Alexander Kushner, Sergey Solovyov, Vadim Abdrashitov, Yuri Belyaev, and many others.