Festivities with a Cheshire cat. Memoirs-Estate about the English soul

"Festivities with the Cheshire cat" - memoirs about life in England, an essay about the "English soul" from the famous Soviet intelligence officer and writer Mikhail Lyubimov.
The book is filled with the unique personal experience of the author, who served as a diplomat (and intelligence agent) in London during the Cold War, as well as references to the whole layers of British culture and literature from Shakespeare to Bernard Shaw. The style of Mikhail Lyubimov recalls both the Soviet Sherlock Holmes and the British James Bond, and the constant internal dialogue with the author of the author - the “Cheshire cat” - makes reading incredibly comfortable.
Mikhail Lyubimov - Soviet intelligence, writer and publicist, candidate of historical sciences. At the height of the Cold War, he was an employee of residency in London, attended social events, was familiar with many representatives of the British elite of that time. In the 1980s he resigned, became a writer and publicist. "I love England, but after a month in England I already miss Russia. After a year in Russia, I want to look at my albion out of the corner of my eye (Mikhail Lyubimov)