Famous historian and philosopher, member of the French Academy Alain Besancon turns to the interpretation of the problem of evil in the 20th century, analyzing the philosophical essay "Three Conversations" by Vladimir Solovyov and the dystopia "1984" by George Orwell. It was these two authors, at first glance so far from each other, with particular insight revealed the sophisticated nature of evil in the modern world, trying to seduce people under the guise of fake good.