Day of the Oprichnik by Vladimir Sorokin modern russian BY THE AUTHOR OF CHERNOBYL:

BY THE AUTHOR OF CHERNOBYL: HISTORY OF A TRAGEDY

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he shatters the established myths of 1991 and presents a bold new interpretation of the Soviet Union's final months

It examines why these conspiracy theories have emerged and gained currency in Russia and what role intellectuals have played in this process

Day of the Oprichnik by Vladimir Sorokin modern russian BY THE AUTHOR OF CHERNOBYL:Moscow 2028: Andrei Danilovich Komiaga, oprichnik, member of the czar's inner circle of trusted courtiers, rouses himself from a drunken stupor and prepares for another day of debauchery, violence, terror and beauty. In this New Russia, futuristic technology combine with the draconian world of Ivan the Terrible to create a dystopia chillingly akin to reality. Over the twenty four hour span of the novel, Komiaga will rape, pillage and torture, in the