In this thesis we tried to prove that the political situation of the 1990s affects the work of contemporary writer Boris Akunin. More specifically, that he is using his novel The death of Achilles, whose story is set in the Russian Empire, year 1882., to criticize not only the former, but also the present state officials, as well as the society in general, which thrives on corruption and bribe. We compared the political events of Imperial Russia to those of the 90s and drew parallels between the fictional characters of the novel with the real state officials and other people of the government. Many of the situations that we encountered in the book can be compared to the actual situations, while the main characters can be compared to famous people from the Russian political scene. For example, the character of governor Dolgorukoi reminds us of the real Mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov, whose extravagance angered Moscovites. Furthermore, the character of Frol Vedischev, governor’s personal butler, who is actually controlling many things without anyone’s knowledge, is comparable to the personal bodyguard of Boris Yeltsin, Alexander Korzhakov, who brought many important decisions on behalf of Yeltsin when his power was in decline. By showing the amount of corruption in society and the tendency of characters to take or give bribe, Akunin emphasizes the presence of the same in the 90s. To conclude, we confirmed our theory that Boris Akunin writes under the influence of the events that occurred in the 90s Russia and encourages us to critically view the Russian society, and especially its political leadership.