The Carriage Raced On With No Sign of Stopping
The car kept racing. The passengers had no idea where it was going.
Unease Hung in the Air
Unease was in the air. The metro train raced on without stopping. What was happening? The passengers of the first car broke down the door and...
The Half-Empty Carriage Raced Through the Tunnel
On the metro, Roma drifts into a doze, dreams of a life of luxury and of disappearing, but reality drags him back to the dorm and his old life.
As Yura Found Out
Roman wanders around Moscow, envying the successful and tormented by the question: what is he even doing with his life?
On Monday I Died
Suddenly all of Roman's hopes for a new life collapsed.
On Sunday I Was Sick
On Sunday Roman was sick. Very sick.
We Took a Table at the Restaurant
Valera regrets failing his differential equations exam, which got him expelled from the institute. Roman calms him down and gets drawn into the world of financial schemes.
Killed by Longing, I Wandered
After the disaster, a celebration! Roman runs into an old friend, hands him a wad of cash and promises him a job.
A Beep Scratched the Silence
A disaster struck: Roman was fired from his job.
My Gaze Slid Across the Interiors
Three cars stood in the yard of the office, one of them belonging to some extremely unpleasant athletic types.
The Beginning Was Sour
Summer 1993. MEPhI student Roman Peskov is taking his exams while working part-time as a night watchman.