In the Beginning was the Fear..., Sedov"s Defense, Platonov"s Auto-da-fe at the All-Russian Union of Soviet Writers, Confession of a Soviet Writer, The Hold, The Drama Turned into a Farce..., Subs, Subs, Subs..., Communal Fiction, After the Blast This collection contains answers to the questions most often asked by people in the West about the incomprehensible ways of the artificial and inhuman Soviet system. How was it possible that an entire country could live in mute fear? Why did Soviet intellectuals denounce each other and conspire with the authorities to brainwash ordinary people. Why did submarines sink and nuclear power stations explode in the Soviet Union? Издание на английском языке.