The premise of this short novel is quirky and disturbing whilst raising some philosophical concerns on humanity, science and politics. There are subtleties here I think I missed because I don’t know enough about the Russian Revolution and after. 
 
 Reading it as is, in parts the story does not flow but I liked how it kept taking surprising turns. This was also an eye opener for me, like Shvonder having issues that Filipp Filippovich has too many rooms. This was just one of the few details I noticed, so I want to read this again hoping the next time I will intuit more.
 
 For now, I am left with the impression this is a very brave novel to write.