“For the rest of the day, Daniil pretended to work while the combine pretended to pay him.” WorkSovietApartmentUkrainianPost Soviet Book:Good Citizens Need Not Fear: Stories Source: Good Citizens Need Not Fear: Stories
“Candies Available for Civilian Consumption: Masha and Bear / Bear in the North / Little Bear / Clumsy Bear / Stratosphere / Strike! / Brighter! / Little Squirrel / Thumbelina / Moscow in Evening / Kiev in Evening / Fantastic Bird / Little Lemon / Little Lenin / Snowflake / Jelly / Fuzzy / Iris / Fudgy Cow / Little Red Hat / Alyonka / Little Miracle / Solidarity / Leningrad / Bird’s Milk / Red Poppy / Mask / Meteorite / Vizit / Red Moscow / Dream / Caramel Crab Necks / Goose Feet / Duck Beaks / Kiss Kiss / Golden Key / Snow / Crazy Bee…And So Many More!” SovietApartmentUkrainianPost Soviet Book:Good Citizens Need Not Fear: Stories Source: Good Citizens Need Not Fear: Stories
“The internat had taught her well: as soon as you want something, you lack it; and if you do get it, it can easily be taken away. But this lesson came at a cost—a dry unfeeling clump had formed in her chest, had grown with age. She wonders now: If she slit her skin open, would nothing but sawdust spill out?” SovietApartmentUkrainianPost Soviet Book:Good Citizens Need Not Fear: Stories Source: Good Citizens Need Not Fear: Stories