“Packs a wicked emotional punch through fierce poetic imagery … Lebedev takes his place beside Solzhenitsyn and other great writers who have refused to abide by silence … Courageous and devastating.”
Kirkus Reviews (Starred review)
“Vladimir Lorchenkov is a highly talented imposter - painting a colorful, bright, and crazy life in a benighted post-Soviet corner of the world.”
Vedomosti