PEOPLE

Only then did people finally open the doors… Ten years ago, an old dog appeared in Kolyutkino, then named Lyokha. He belonged to the local policeman, but

For as long as Alyona could remember, she had been constantly moving from place to place. First with her parents: dormitories, rented apartments, distant

Thursday. Early December. Rain poured like a wall, as if the sky was weeping with the earth. Igor Sokolov was forty-two. He lived quietly, almost invisibly

Uncle, please… take my sister. She’s really hungry… That quiet, desperate plea, cutting through the noise of the street, caught Igor Levshin completely off guard.

In the bed, his wife was sleeping with a guy. He went to the shed and took an axe. “Vasya, what are you doing with that axe?” — the local police officer

The Leskov family had long been unlucky. For many years, they had no children. Olga Sergeyevna, poor thing, tried everything: dozens of clinics, visits

In one of the large business centers where daily activity never ceased, a woman named Maria worked. Her job — a janitor — wasn’t associated with anything

— Lyosha, look how beautiful it is! — exclaimed Svetlana, tanned and full of life. She spread her arms as if to embrace the whole sea. Her brown hair

— Sweetheart, do you know how to cook anything at all? — asked Galina Petrovna. Her lips stretched into a smile, but her eyes remained cold.

Marina walked into the house, dropped the heavy bags of groceries in the kitchen, and heard sounds coming from the other room. You didn’t need to be a