this is the highly subjective way I read and interpret literature
(I mostly read classic belles-lettres, but you’ll find some examples of trashy readings here and there as well)
Mandat was the first play written by Nokolaj Erdman. It is a great satire of the early Soviet days first and foremost dealing with the question of where to quickly get a communist when you need one without having to become one yourself.
It is definitely not as good as Самоубийца, because Mandat is more of a spectacle than social satire.