Giant Lizards Before Moscow! Mikhail Bulgakov's and Alexander Nitzberg's third collaboration: A biting satire with bizarre science fiction elements that once again demonstrates how alarmingly relevant Bulgakov's texts remain nearly 100 years after their creation. Professor Pfirsichow, a true institution in the field of zoology at Moscow University, makes a chance discovery during his research: a "red ray" that seems to have an enormously growth-accelerating effect on everything it irradiates. In light of cat-sized frogs in the lab, the groundbreaking find does not remain hidden for long: Soon, Pfirsichow's equipment is stolen, and the still untested ray is recklessly employed—intended to enlarge chicken eggs, which were supposed to be used to combat hunger on the streets of Moscow.