“The letter lay on the black, smoky table like a piece of ice. The doors of the iron barrel stove were open, the coal glowed like lingonberry jam in a can, a...

“From hunger, our envy was dull and powerless, like each of our feelings. We did not have the strength to feel, to look for an easier job, to go around, ask,...

“We played cards at Naumov’s horse-driver’s. The guards on duty never looked into the barracks of the horsemen, rightly believing that their main service was...

“We have been drilling at the new site for three days. Everyone had their own pit, and in three days everyone went half a meter deep, no more. No one has yet...

“When I sprained my foot, falling in a pit from a slippery staircase made of poles, it became clear to the authorities that I would limp for a long time, and...

Varlam Shalamov’s story “Special Order” is included in the collection of Kolyma stories “Left Bank”.

Varlam Shalamov’s story “Lida” is included in the collection of Kolyma stories “Left Bank”.

Varlam Shalamov’s story “Aortic Aneurysm” is included in the collection of Kolyma stories “Left Bank.”

Varlam Shalamov’s story “Descendant of the Decembrist” is included in the collection of Kolyma stories “Left Bank”.

Varlam Shalamov’s story “Ivan Fedorovich” is included in the collection of Kolyma stories “Left Bank”.

Varlam Shalamov’s story “Academician” is included in the collection of Kolyma stories “Left Bank”.

Varlam Shalamov’s story “Geologists” is included in the collection of Kolyma stories “Left Bank”.