The Zoo Author:Christopher Wilson There are certain things that Yuri Zipit knows: — 1. That being official food-taster for the Great Leader of the Soviet Union requires him to drink too much vodka for a twelve-year-old. — 2. That you do not have to be an Elephantologist to see that the Great Leader is dying. — 3. Yuri's father is somewhere here in the Dacha. — 4. It's a crim... more »e to love your family more than you love Socialism, the Party or the Republic.
5. That, because of his damaged mind, everyone thinks Yuri is a fool.
But Yuri isn't. He sits quietly through excessive state dinners and witnesses it all -- betrayals, body doubles, buffoonery. He's starting to get the hang of this politics thing, but there's so much to learn. Who knew that a man could be in five places at once? That someone could break your nose as a sign of friendship? That people could be disinvented?« less