 The Dream of Councillor Popov

The Dream of Councillor Popov (Сон статс-советника Попова; also – Сон Попова) is a satire in verse by Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, first published in 1878 in Berlin, and regarded as one of the best satirical poems in Russian literature, mixing "sharp, poignant satire… and pure delight in cheerful absurdity".According to critic D.S.Mirsky, "it is "The Dream…" that can be seen as Aleksey Tolstoy's most solid claim for immortality".