Tale of the Troika

Main Ideas

• Bureaucracy and its absurdity: The book ridicules the bureaucratic system, showcasing its ridiculousness and inefficiency through absurd situations and characters.
• Satire on Soviet reality: The work serves as a satire on Soviet bureaucracy and societal norms, criticizing their excessive formality and detachment from reality.
• Fantastic realism: The use of fantastical elements to create grotesque situations that emphasize the absurdity and ridiculousness of the depicted world.
• Human folly and limitations: The book explores the theme of human stupidity and limitations, showing how these traits manifest within the bureaucratic system.
• Irony and humor: The work is rich with irony and humor, which help soften the critique and make it more accessible to the reader.