tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post5038472373280782450..comments2024-02-07T11:31:44.141+03:00Comments on On Life in St. Petersburg: Communal lifeElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-47273565064765464522009-08-28T01:35:28.743+04:002009-08-28T01:35:28.743+04:00I haven't read Zoshchenko, sounds interesting!...I haven't read Zoshchenko, sounds interesting!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-81127921823292924042009-08-27T06:33:22.091+04:002009-08-27T06:33:22.091+04:00Thank you so much! I can't wait to explore th...Thank you so much! I can't wait to explore this in detail! It is timely as I have just been reading Zoschenko's short stories, many of which focus on "housing" issues. Last night I read an amusing one about a couple who settled down living in the bathroom, they had children, the mother in law moved in, and the only problem was the way they were relegated to the hall on bath nights. I love that author. I laugh out loud.<br /><br />Also, reminds me of what, for some reason is one of the two or three most vivid scenes in Dr. Zhivago (movie) - when Zhivago comes back from the front and his wife waves wildly to him from the balcony. He runs into what was once his in-laws' beautiful foyer and is met by all of the new residents coming our of their rooms. <br /><br />Anyway - I can't wait to jump into this!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623179886908222942noreply@blogger.com