Glory to the CPSU, illegal, but desirable

Slava was three when his parents died at work. They had no relatives at all, but they had a family best friend, Miron Yanovich. He was older than his father, but they were best friends. Slava was initially sent to a placement center. The boy already thought he would end up in an orphanage, but then a family friend came to get documents to obtain guardianship approval for Slava. A month later, he took him in. The apartment was small but cozy. At first, the boy was very afraid and hid, but he gradually began to adjust to his new surroundings.