The books are very pro-Soviet. The satire is directed toward people who are considered to be "behind the times": a priest depicted to be not much priesty, the f

The books are very pro-Soviet. The satire is directed toward people who are considered to be "behind the times": a priest depicted to be not much priesty, the former "head of local nobility", and so on. But the main protagonist somehow came out so lively that we totally sympathize with him :)