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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"[...] in our culture a 'cockerel' – that is, a homosexual – is an outcast: if he isn't killed he is prevented from ha…"

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