Conversation so far:
what was the red cavalry?
a collection of short stories such as "Crossing the River Zbrucz" and "My First Goose".
Did Babel write the stories?
Babel wrote: "Only by 1923 I have learned how to express my thoughts in a clear and not very lengthy way.

Question: What were the stories about?
Self-contained rewrite: What were Babel's stories about in Red Calvary?