Moscow 2042

The best Russian-language dystopian novel of the second half of the 20th century. Incredibly funny and spirited satire on the ideology, myths, and reality of communism, with an irony scale that rivals the works of Jonathan Swift himself.
Welcome to Moscorrep 2042 — an amazing stronghold of victorious communism, thriving under the wise leadership of the great leader Genialissimus.
Here, they save on everything — fabric and paper, haircuts and legal marriages. Here, they feed on swede and lamb’s-quarters, visit “mobile points of sexual services” named after Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya, and export “secondary products.” Here, finally, the long-awaited merging in ecstasy of the Communist Party and the special services has taken place — and long live the great KPGB, the Communist Party of State Security!
However, the enemy does not sleep, and the undying happiness of Moscorrep is threatened by the forces of the mysterious monarchist and national patriot Sima Simych Karnavalov, secretly winning the sympathy of an increasing number of ungrateful communists.