The novel «Bom-Bom» by Pavel Krusanov tells the story of the Norushkin princes’ line—ever since time immemorial, preserving the mystical bell that awakens the people’s rage when the need arises and «calls Rus’ to the axe.» This is the life of a family that has a finite and perfectly defined purpose of its existence; it unfolds before us like cards laid out in a complicated solitaire: everything is mixed at the start, but through certain manipulations a chain is formed, and the closer to the end, the less and less freedom remains to choose…
The book is populated with very mysterious characters, and events develop so rapidly and unpredictably that it seems the outcome depends on which side a coin falls—heads or tails?