[1][2][3][4] In the story, Pelevin's theme of the existence and destruction of borders and the emergence of alternative, including absurd, reality is clearly evident.
The saleswoman at the stall is habitually dozing by the grill on a cold evening and, having received her order, "got up, walked over to the counter and looked with familiar hatred at Liusya's fox coat.
Both heroines, Lyusya and Nelli, were former Komsomol functionaries, men who were well acquainted from their work in the same district committee.
[8][9] Not only that, but another pair of heroes, naval officers Valera and Vadim, serving on a submarine, turned out to be former women and sisters Varya and Tamara, who had changed sex to the opposite.
However, the stylistic representation of this fact in the context of the story and its use for all four main characters looks grotesque, revealing the absurdity of both what is happening and reality itself.