Culture. Fates. Time. The conversations are conducted by the writer Vasily Aksyonov. Thanks to the holders. The invasion of Czechoslovakia brought enormous benefits to Russian writers - it killed the remnants of illusions and quixotic dreams, it activated our memory, opened up old wounds, without which it would have been impossible to take the next step. 3. 17:12-22:08 Writer Sergei Dovlatov about the new story by Lev Kopelev “On the sharp turns of the short road” Review of the author's work. Ruthless directness in debunking one's own illusions. .