We talked about homophobia again. And I thought Pelevin had already closed this topic: “Most Russian men are homophobic because of the fact that in the Russian mind the metastases of the criminal code of honour are very strong. Any serious person, no matter what he is doing, subconsciously meets the naras and tries to ensure that there are no noticeable violations of prison taboo in his service list, for which he will have to pay back.