In every fairy tale there’s only a portion of fairy tale. Baba Yaga, Koshchei the Immortal, and mermaids are, in fact, quite real characters—and the fact that the current generation of people doesn’t believe in their existence doesn’t stop them from living calmly anyway. Where? Of course, at the foot of Bald Mountain! Vampires, witches, werewolves—who isn’t there? And the main thing is that there’s a school where very unusual children study. And a perfectly ordinary young teacher comes to the school—whom doctors have already warned might have inherited schizophrenia…
It’s a fairy tale about real life in Russia’s deep provinces and its provincial quirks; a bit about spies and about the activities of modern evil spirits.
And about how foolishly it is to fall in love with evil spirits.
The novel is complete, but maybe someday there will be a continuation of the story of its heroes…Many thanks: bax_63 for providing the material.