Nick Neim's Stories

Tag: politics

  • FLASHES – Part two – Chapter 6 – My entire family gathers here

    Part One – Here (Western Hemisphere) CHAPTER SIX – MY ENTIRE FAMILY GATHERS HERE How did the immigration mechanism usually work? People applied for entry and had interview at US embassies in various countries. Naturally, we went through it at the US Embassy in the USSR, during the years of perestroika, when citizens began to be…

  • FLASHES – Chapter 77 – The last year at home: initial setup

    Part One – There (Eastern Hemisphere) CHAPTER SEVENTY SEVEN – THE LAST YEAR AT HOME: INITIAL SETUP The very first adventure awaited us on the city station platform. Despite the fact that the hospitable beer advertisement was still shining on the station square, something elusive in the spirit of the city had changed. The police, noticing that we…