Monthly Archives: March 2013

Viktor is retired after more than 20 years of service. In his former profession he was a staff member of a wartime army special unit. “Once a military man, always a military man,” Viktor often says, though he doesn’t like … Continue reading

Olya is at that tender age when the world seems so big, that total happiness and self-fulfillment is possible in a single room. With parents who smother her with kisses and a house cat that dotes on her, Olya is … Continue reading

Father Fyodor is a priest at a congregational church in a near suburb of Moscow. He is also a philologist, a Research Associate at the Russian Academy of Science, an active participant in and organizer of scholarly conferences, and a … Continue reading

Marina is an 8th grader at the Moscow School for Gifted Children. In Marina’s case, gifted is not an empty word. Since she was little, she has loved theatrical performances, writing skits for amateur theater, and organizing shows. In addition, … Continue reading

Anatoly Grigoryevich was an inventor-engineer but is now retired. His system of safety elevators has saved the lives of dozens and continues to keep unlucky teenagers out of the elevator shafts in Russian apartment buildings. He is a hunter, aquarium-lover, … Continue reading