One person. One country. Several prisons—both overt and hidden. A journey from banking deals and secular temptations to solitary confinement and lessons in survival. “Plant it, and it will grow”—a novel about strange, and in its own way worthy, times, when a renewed Moscow, just freed from the ruins of the Soviet system (Совдепия), tried on still-weak wings over Russia, which was changing before everyone’s eyes. This is a story of opportunities that turn into traps, of hopes and expectations—and of that line where illusions end and real life begins. A harsh yet very human tale—half story, half fable—for those who believe that beyond real or imagined unfreedom, you can find—if not freedom—then at least honesty.