At the time that Limonov wrote this letter, Flegon managed a press that specialized in publishing samizdat literature from the Soviet Union, including numerous works by Solzhenitsyn. His work garnered considerable controversy, given that he chose not to pay royalties to Soviet authors for these works. In this letter, Limonov expresses displeasure with Flegon's silence about a manuscript Limonov had sent him for review.