Without a thought, she slammed the door in their faces. Irina is sure that this man will not do any jail time. He'll find some way to bribe his way out of court. That's the sad state of the Russian court system. Thank God for the relatively just court system in America.
Russian funerals are very different than funerals in America.
Not in Russia. After death, the body is put in a cheap plywood casket with red cloth covering the wood. Mother and Grandmother sat crying on either side of her. People would come in, sit down for awhile and give their condolences. For two and a half days this continued.