Review: Really, I'm reading a Russian Author?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 3, 2014
Yes I am and what an interesting read.  These short stories paint the picture for us of what life was like in the Soviet Union during a time of major upheaval and turmoil.  The normal everyday person was not having a wonderful life living under the Bolsheviks.  But most of us in the West never had an idea of what they faced.What's the White Army and what's the Red Army?  That is something we lost in history because we didn't live it and it didn't seem to matter to us.  But reading about it in these short stories brings much to life.The stories are well written, the book is well translated into English and the history is something that we need to learn about and from.  I enjoyed the read and now understand the mindset of a Eastern European citizen much better.