Nick Neim's Stories

Tag: russia

  • A PRESENT

    A short story “The company, halt the march! We’ll spend the night here!” I commanded. The few remaining log buildings from the former village Zorka stood empty and abandoned. But for the soldiers, tired from the long trek, rest and sleep under the roofs of dilapidated barns was a gift of fate. The next day…

  • FLASHES – Chapter 78 – The last year at home: life before leaving

    Part One – There (Eastern Hemisphere) CHAPTER SEVENTY EIGHT – THE LAST YEAR AT HOME: LIFE BEFORE LEAVING The most surprising thing was the change in the rules of emigration. Previously, people moved out, literally broke out, anywhere (to Vienna, Rome) and then headed wherever they wanted, if they could. I really didn’t like the stories about the annual…

  • 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…

  • FLASHES – Chapter 74 – The Moscow experiment: Work and life (Part 2)

    Part One – There (Eastern Hemisphere) CHAPTER SEVENTY FOUR – THE MOSCOW EXPERIMENT: WORK AND LIFE (PART 2) And now, a few stories about life, although don’t be surprised, perhaps some of them will again be about work. These stories also can be divided into two types – about local and metropolitan life. We actually lived…

  • FLASHES – Chapter 64 – The apartment (we are expanding)

    Part One – There (Eastern Hemisphere) CHAPTER SIXTY FOUR – THE APARTMENT (WE ARE EXPANDING) I’ll go back a little in my memory flashes. Living conditions at Grandmother Tanya were not good, the new room on the second floor was under renovation, and no one had hot water, or a shower. Tanya’s rest room was…

  • FLASHES – Chapter 61 – Our housing and work (Beginning)

    Part One – There (Eastern Hemisphere) CHAPTER SIXTY ONE – OUR HOUSING AND WORK (BEGINNING) After the wedding we returned to Tbilisi. In addition to studying and teaching students, I had to find housing and find a job for my wife. To begin with, we settled in a grandmother’s apartment in our yard. It was…