"The Empress walks around the Kremlin, surveying him and touching herself. Her heart beats joyfully and deafeningly. She feels so good that she stands with joy at every step. The groans are getting louder, the empress begins to make sharp, enthusiastic sounds. Reflecting from the dazzling white walls of the Kremlin, the screams return to her in the form of a bizarre echo. She screams and screams more and more... "A collection of 15 dystopian stories by Russian writer Vladimir Sorokin