Yuri Polyakov’s new book, "Sovdetstvo," is a unique chance to look at Moscow life of distant 1968 through the eyes of a twelve-year-old Soviet boy—observant, well-read, mocking, but sincerely expecting the arrival of a bright communist future. The author skillfully restores, in the smallest details, that long-lost world—with its selflessness, sense of comradeship, sincere belief in justice, goodness, and equality, despite certain shortcomings that still occasionally remained.
It is no accident that the new work has the subtitle "a book about a bright past." As always, the listener will encounter Yuri Polyakov’s unique style: precise, elegant, vivid, and filled with subtle irony.