The Blue City on Sadovaya

The heroes of the novella “The Blue City on Sadovaya Street” create an amateur film studio and fearlessly take on the arbitrariness of school authorities and the police, fighting for the health, honor, and dignity of their peers.

From the performer: I can’t stop being amazed at how the Commander manages to keep the bar of quality with such a number of books. It seems like everything is as usual—but no, new facets of VPK’s talent appear. This time Vladislav Petrovich writes about another activity he has known well and has been doing with the kids from the club “Karavel.” Yes, filming amateur movies. You can feel how close it is to him and how thoroughly he has worked it out. The novella is perestroika-era, with all the realities like cable TV channels with action and horrors, impromptu crowds with “chunked” (bootleg) goods from shuttle traders, and food coupons. Here too, it’s common for VPK boys to face off against unscrupulous adults—police officers and teachers. The pages about Fedy’s escorting to a station are read like a real crime thriller—and the Commander does it brilliantly, when he wants. In general—I recommend it.

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