"Since my childhood I had been surrounded by handicapped adults and children, such as my close friend Boris, the engin…"

"An insult is regarded by all communities as an error typical of people who are weak and unintelligent, lacking in cri…"

"According to the Siberian tradition, homosexuality is a very serious infectious disease, because it destroys the huma…"

"There was one disgusting old screw: he had been a guard in an adult prison all his life, and after studying child psy…"

"[...] to Siberians wearing glasses is like voluntarily sitting in a wheelchair – it's a sign of weakness, a personal …"

"Between Black Seed and us there had always been a kind of tension; they described themselves as the leaders of the cr…"

"We Siberians had made friends with the Armenian family. We had known the Armenians from way back; there was a good re…"

"As an author, Lilin places himself in the unimpeachable position of a trusted insider. Yet, upon closer inspection hi…"

"Some of the guards often raped the boys, too; this usually happened in the showers. You were allowed to take a shower…"

"The Ukrainians drank a lot, a habit they shared with the rest of the Soviet population, certainly, but they did so in…"