Comdia in faces: my fool, my genius. Tale about the Golden toilet

“Laughter is light”, ”said Nikolai Gogol. Vladislav Knyazev considers it possible to supplement the great classic: laughter is also wise. And so, hoping for the wisdom of bright Russian laughter, the author of this book tries to shed light on such a puzzling problem as our national idea. He puts forward the version that a special Russian mission is brilliant, but ... paradoxical. Why is everything that is considered success in the world, what are proud and boasted as achievements and values, we, playing and amusing, turn into a cheerful booth? This is the already famous reader Roman-Balagan V.Knyazev "Russian comedy" ("Bahrah-M", 2011, "Time", 2013) "Comedies in the faces" continue and develop the theme of "mysterious" Russian soul. The author seeks to embody his plan in a ridiculous, that is, mischievous and witty performance