“It’s stuffy in the stable. A swallow flies in and out through the wide open upper half of the door. She has a nest above the door - five squeaky mouths, the...
"Swan Coolness" is a cult literary masterpiece of the Ukrainian writer Pavlo Zagrebelny. The book tells about complex relationships in an intelligent family aga...
“The sea sometimes brings us wonderful gifts. Either he will throw away a board from which he can make a cozy bench behind the house for the entire populatio...
“Do you know what a “prep” is? Once upon a time before the war, this was the name in Russia for boys who studied in preparatory classes in gymnasiums. A man ...
The legend of Russian satire and subtle humor, an employee of the famous “Satyricon”, a man with impeccable taste - Sasha Cherny (A. M. Glikberg, 1880–1932) ...
“The corps de ballet teenager, the Russian dereza goat Vava Zhuravleva, despite her fifteen years, loved sweets so much that she would even fish out sugar fr...
“Apartment near PORTA NOMENTANA. Taller than a teacher, taller than a darner-tailor, even taller than two signoras, workers from a handicraft wicker furnitur...
“In a quiet hotel on the outskirts of Paris, the Russian boy Dima was sitting in his room and was bored. His real name was Vadim, but everything about a six-...
“Mtsensk station. Suitcase in one hand, briefcase in the other and onto the platform. The train screeched and rolled away, but I stayed behind. A bench with ...
“Every time I go down to the well past the joyfully emerald shaggy vines for water, Fox Mickey appears from behind the house and follows me on my heels as if...
“Of course, there are different “terrible” things. A shark will chase you into the sea, you will barely have time to swim to the boat and flop over the side....
“Mom is not entirely healthy, she doesn’t go out. Saturday is market day. Misha, as always, got ready early in the morning. He took his small net for provisi...