Resurrection from the Dead

In a small Siberian town called Kainsk—so quiet it seems as if it doesn’t exist on the maps—very strange things are happening. Young people mysteriously die in their sleep, a suspicious fire breaks out in the library, and rumors spread about secret meetings. To top it all off, a notebook of a Narodnaya Volya member is found miraculously preserved—one that, it seems, should have long since been lost to time. Legendary fearless journalist Marietta Sergeevna Shainyan from the capital’s "Izvestia" arrives in Kainsk to investigate the mysterious events. She won’t be stopped by bureaucratic obstacles, the laws of logic, or even ancient Sumerian deities. To get to the truth, she gains an unusual duet as her helpers: a thoughtful local sergeant and a professor who keeps his own secret.

But the deeper the trio plunges into Kainsk’s mysteries, the more questions arise. What happens to the local residents? What secrets do silent librarians keep? And how do ancient Sumerian legends and Assyrian cuneiform writing connect to all this?

"Resurrection from the Dead" is a new novel by Daniel Berger, creator of "About the Unclean Spirits and Not Only" and "Coffee with Pepper." The author skillfully blends genres, creating a layered narrative where mysticism intertwines with reality, and the Soviet era with ancient legends.

Listen to the book about the eternity of evil and its irresistible appeal, about the temptation of immortality, and about the weakness of people and gods in the face of that temptation—performed wonderfully by Alexey Bagdasarov.