The Parade of Masks by Nikolai Baturin

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Nikolai Baturin's final novel, completed in the autumn of 2018, “The Parade of Masks,” is both a hide-and-seek in a magical reality and an unguarded autobiographical reflection. It starts with the protagonist's birth in the village of Arumetsa and spans to summarize the journey of life. The creator's persona is revealed in all its diversity – through poems in the Mulgi dialect, coming-of-age stories, and reflections on the wisdom of old age, wandering through time and space and his poetics in the Vast World. It's a playful yet solemn tribute and greeting to the people who shaped the author.