[citation needed] Dmitry Galkovsky was born in Moscow in a working-class family, his father being an engineer, and his mother a tailor.
The first part, completed in 1984 and entitled "The Round World," is a brief analysis of, and homage to, the work of the Russian philosopher Vasily Rozanov.
Parts from The Infinite Deadlock were published in the USSR in both the "liberal" journal Novy Mir and the "nationalist" periodical Nash Sovremennik (Наш Современник).
The third edition of The Infinite Deadlock contains a selection of hypothetical critical reactions (written by Galkovsky himself) to the work [1] from across the ideological spectrum.
[9] (ISBN 978-5-902466-01-7) Galkovsky compiled an anthology of "typical" Soviet poetry, referencing the Orwellian term Уткоречь (Duckspeak) as a title.
The screenplay tells a futuristic (both utopian and dystopian) story describing a technologically advanced, robotized post-nuclear age.
In 2003-2004, Galkovsky published two collections of essays, articles and interviews, entitled Пропаганда (Propaganda) and Магнит (Magnet).
These collections include Galkovsky's analysis of Soviet philosophy, entitled "Разбитый компас указывает путь" ("The Broken Compass Points The Way"), his explanation for his own refusal of the monetary component of the Anti-booker prize, and other writing.
Around this time, many of Galkovsky's short stories (from the series Svyatochnye Rasskazy and Skazki Druga Utyat) were published in both online and offline media.
The core of the book consists of articles written by Galkovsky in 2005-2007 for the online newspaper Vzglyad and the magazine Russkaya Zhizn.
During the 1990s, Galkovsky decided to boycott post-Soviet media as a result of his inability to publish The Infinite Deadlock, which he believed to be caused by an organized campaign against him.
After that, his interviews and articles began to appear in various publications: In 2003, Galkovsky started a Livejournal blog, covering wide range of topics in history, culture and politics.