Poet Andrei Rodionov rapidly gained popularity in the mid-2000s. His caustic, sarcastic verse describes life in the suburbs of a modern city in harsh, uncompromising detail.

We encounter young criminals, alcoholics and prostitutes, yet Rodionov’s ‘lyrical hero’ is not a romantic rebel, but a social analyst. The author strives to interpret the absurd behavior of his characters, to offer a study in the tradition of literary urbanism.