Mafusail’s lamp or the most recent battle of chekists with masons by Victor Pelevin. Short summary

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Trader Crimpy crashes at the stock exchange and takes a magic pill, through which he comprehends the secret meanings of financial flows, changes his orientation and becomes an analyst.

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The work consists of four connected parts. The first tells the story of a trader named Krimpai, who unsuccessfully purchased gold on the stock exchange for his client, General Kapustin. The trader tries to find salvation in pills. They reveal to him the secret meanings of financial flows and the essence of the world economy. After that, the hero changes his name and orientation and becomes an analyst.

In the second part, the Chekists confront a conspiracy of lesbians. At the end of the 19th century, Krimpai’s great-grandfather, Mozhaisky, tries to save the Fatherland. Chekists from the 21st century arrive in the past. To save the country, it is necessary to fake history so that it will be believed that the first airplane was invented not by the Americans, but by the Russians. Space reptiles — lesbians try to prevent the heroes and play on the side of the Americans.

In the third part, the Russian Freemasons are exiled to Novaya Zemlya after the revolution. They must recreate the Temple of Solomon, which is the portal for the appearance of God on earth. After the Freemasons are killed, the criminals take their place.