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[Alexandr Korol]

later that evening, sends me a photograph from the nineties, and Big Alexander is in it.

– Is that him?
– Yes!
– We lost contact with him a long time ago. He helped us discover so much and then disappeared.
– Do you have his contact details?
– Sure.

From that day on, I am known as Little Alexander, and he is Big Alexander.

I did not communicate with Big Alexander for some time, but occasionally, I heard stories from other people who knew him. For example, the girl whose mother introduced me to him in the first place told me that he was making some kind of helmet. And that he told her mother that if she puts on the helmet, she would have the power to influence people.

Valentina confirmed this story; she said that he is often called “upstairs” to the Moscow upper levels of government. And that he can’t earn money, that he rides the subway, and keeps a very low profile.