Autumn Visits

Autumn Visits is a science fiction novel by Sergey Lukyanenko, published in 1997 in book form. It is a novel written in a very unusual style for the author - shifting perspective of narrative.
Plot introduction
In a poor, downtrodden Russia, a vector of future development of the world is being decided. Six Forces send their champions - Envoys, copies of real people, typical of their kind; they are almost the same as their prototypes. An Envoy can do only that what prototype can, but unlike them, envoys believe in their own forces, and thus can change the world. The Envoys have a main directive - to survive. The last surviving Envoy is deemed to be the most fit for the world, and guides it in the future.
Plot summary
Six forces: Love, Growth, Knowledge, Power, Strength, and Art.
Kindness
This world (actually, the whole action takes place in Russia and the Ukraine) lacks love; but the love this Envoy...