A Russian Journal

argued, was no excuse for him, and he had to be punished

don't know why airports are so far from the cities they supposedly service, but they are, and Moscow is no exception

Kendricks took us to their room, and fed us smoked salmon and vodka, and made us welcome

boxes. A girl stevedore came aboard-the strongest girl I have ever seen

shining stainless steel teeth, which make the human mouth look so much like a piece of machinery

Some very husky porters carried our luggage to the front of the airport and waited expectantly to be paid, and we couldn't pay them

But, as he proceeded, it became clear to us that he was not looking for anything in particular, he was just interested. He turned over

From another pocket of his tunic he brought out a lead pencil; then, after licking the rubber stamp, he rubbed the lead pencil on the rubber and tried it on our papers

the scars of the long war were apparent on the ground- the trenches, the cut-up earth, the shell holes, now beginning to be overgrown with grass

thought also that we might be heavily assessed for all this new equipment