«Ce qu’il decouvre meritera sans doute a Alexandre Kabakov et a son recit, Non-retour, une place de choix dans les anthologies de la literature d’anticipation, aux cotes de Wells, Huxley, Orwell et Zamiatine…» (Jean-Louis Ezine, Le Novel Observateur).
« …publication of Alexander Kabakov’s No Return was featured in international headlines… this is all people want to talk about… it is Mad Max goes to Moscow» (The New Republic);
«…for many people one of the biggest achievements of glasnost has been Alexander Kabakov’s recognition as an author» (The Guardian, London)