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Occur 1930s Russia, this darkly funny, heartbreaking, and ultimately brave book tells the story of Vladimir, an eight-year-old Russian boy suddenly affected with a persistent case of the problems. He quickly finds himself spirited away to a Moscow clinic from the well-known doctor Sergei Namestikov, who sets him via a number of extraordinary—and frequently bizarre—treatments within an attempt to locate a remedy. He takes actions to get rid of the kid from ethical society, when Sergei’s key medical competitor, the amazing Alexander Afiniganov, finds that beneath Vladimir’s empty eyes hides a real, unbridled evil. Forgotten by everyone but his problems, Vladimir chooses to come back to the planet he once believed, experiencing several unusual circumstances and people on the way.