Category: ПОЛИТИКА

It seems like just yesterday I thought Andrey and I were the perfect couple. Thirty years together, two children, a house—life was full. We had everything: a house by the sea, an apartment in the city, a car… And I trusted him. «He’s my husband, the father of my children,» I told myself when suspicions […]

Diana always felt that she had been extremely lucky since birth. She grew up in a family of entrepreneurs and never lacked anything. After finishing school, her parents placed her in a prestigious university and then got her a job at the family business. Needless to say, she had her own apartment and car right […]

Lida was born in a village. The village only had an elementary school. To attend higher grades, children had to go to a neighboring village. Walking there took about two hours one way. Almost all villagers ran their own farms. There were few jobs, so many men went to the city to earn money. Few […]

Valentina and Mikhail moved to a regional center a few years ago, aiming to find decent jobs. Their paths crossed in an office where they began to collaborate. Initially, their interaction was strictly professional—just work-related discussions and casual lunchtime conversations. However, they gradually discovered many common interests, leading to longer and more meaningful talks. Mikhail […]

Lera locked the car, and she and her husband hurried toward the office entrance. Rain came pouring down from the sky, turning the street into streams of water. Colleagues who arrived a bit later lingered by the parking lot, unwilling to step out into the cold downpour. They glanced helplessly at their watches—the workday was […]

The school auditorium buzzed with children’s voices. Kostya sat in the farthest corner, fiddling with the sleeve of his worn sweater—the only decent one he could find in his closet. The elementary school’s autumn festival always drew many parent volunteers, and today was no exception. The festive chaos reigned around—mothers in autumn coats bustled back […]

Asya stretched lazily under an old, weather-beaten blanket, flexing her stiff limbs, and opened her eyes with effort. She had no desire to face the reality waiting for her outside their temporary shelter. Every morning began with the piercing cries of seagulls and crows circling above the huge municipal dump, scavenging for prey. Asya knew […]

«Leaving?» The creaky voice of the elderly neighbor, Granny Masha, made Elizaveta startle. She almost dropped her apartment keys! «Good morning, Maria Filippovna,» the young woman said with a nervous smile, «yes, I’ve decided there’s no point in letting the kids languish in the city over summer. We’re going to the relatives, until the first […]