A metaphorical journey into the heart and consciousness of Russia, where war and peace alternate, where life resembles combat duty, and death is a familiar, almost mundane occurrence, where behind every page lies a search for an answer to the eternal question of "Russian guilt."

Viktor Erofeev creates a fantastical, metaphorical image of Moscow—a city-organism that thinks, feels, and breathes, dictating the global agenda and Russia's fate.