In October, I went on vacation to Adler. There I met two guys – Sasha and Maxim. They lived in a sanatorium in the same room. It so happened that they, each in their own way, told me about the first night spent here. First I listened to Sasha’s story. – I woke up because …

I was taken from my mother when I was only six years old. I still remember how she fell at the feet of social workers, begging not to pick me up. But, these people were relentless. A strange aunt with a stone face, silently grabbed my hand and dragged me into a police car. Once …

Sometimes events change our lives dramatically, turn it upside down. I was a college student, finishing my last year and was going to finish my studies at the institute. I was mastering a technical specialty, my group consisted mainly of guys. All four years of study, I considered them my friends, or even brothers. After …

My grandfather, Nikolai Valeryanovich, was an ideological Komsomol member, although most of the villagers were skeptical of the ideas of the revolution, to put it mildly. As a result, several local guys with the permission of the district authorities created a commune, moved across the river and began to live separately from fellow villagers. Nicholas, …

Recently, my husband and I were walking along our quiet river, which is called the Sejm. We went out onto the bridge, stood for a minute, leaning on the railing. Cars whizzed by, wheels rustling. We moved on, it was time to go home, when suddenly a crow standing at a distance on the sidewalk …

I can’t have children. The realization and acceptance of this fact came 15 years ago. My husband and I were married for 5 years, unsuccessfully tried to get pregnant, but all in vain. My body was unable to bear the baby. Fortunately, my husband was not against the adopted child, so soon there was Hope …