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The article presents the analysis of the satirical works of J. Polakov: Парижская любовь Кости Гуманкова, Демгородок, Козлёнок в молоке in which the author laughs at the Soviet and the post-Soviet reality, especially pseudodemocracy and moral corruption in the literary circles. Polakov refers to achievements of the classical satire and in some way expands the possibilities of satirical depiction by using some solutions from the popular literature (anecdotes, sensational and romance themes).