People want to tell him their secrets. Including the Great Leader himself, who takes a shine to Yuri when he employs him for his natural talents. In his new job, Yuri will witness it all - betrayals, body doubles, buffoonery.
A guileless young boy is embroiled in Stalin's inner circle, underestimated as a fool but observing a regime in crisis, in this playfully constructed novel with devices reminiscent of Patrick deWitt's work.
