Title: Snow in May
Description: Residents of a thriving port town in Russia's Far East are shaped by regional history and lore throughout the latter half of the twentieth century, from a local woman who considers an Italian footballer's proposition to a former Soviet boss' memories about a thorny friendship.
Subjects: Social life and customs, Fiction, Short stories, Fiction, short stories (single author), Russia (federation), fiction, New York Times reviewed, Erzählung, Englisch, History
Places: Russia
Time periods: 20th century