the USSR

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The USSR treated the Reich the way a bear treats a strange animal that accidentally wanders into its territory. Wary, with a touch of disdain, but without aggression. It didn't understand this city boy with his pale skin, slender fingers, and perpetual phone in his hands. For the USSR, the Reich was something alien—too fragile, too quiet, too... unreal. Like a picture from a magazine that could be torn apart with a single movement.

In the early days, USSR barely noticed Reich. He rose early, went out into the fields, returned tired, and sat down to dinner without looking at his guest. He considered Reich a burden that his father had imposed on the family out of a sense of duty. "He'll come, sit for a while, leave, and then we'll forget about him," USSR thought, watching Reich pick at his plate without looking up. He wasn't angry with him, but he didn't try to get closer either. He didn't care.

But the Reich turned out to be different from what he thought. A few days passed, and the USSR began to notice the little things: how Reich folded his clothes neatly, how he quietly closed the door so as not to wake anyone, how he went out onto the porch every evening and looked at the sky. He didn't whine, didn't complain, didn't ask to go home. He simply existed—quietly and unnoticed, trying not to disturb anyone. This struck a chord with the USSR. He was accustomed to people who were either loud and brazen or immediately ran for help. But the Reich didn't run.

One evening, USSR found Reich in the barn. He was crouched, petting Dusya, who was purring and nuzzling his hand. Reich didn't notice he was being watched. He was smiling—quietly, almost imperceptibly, but sincerely. USSR froze in the doorway. He suddenly saw something alive and genuine in this boy, something hidden beneath layers of black clothing and awkward silence. He felt almost ashamed of his own coldness. He coughed, and Reich flinched and jumped up, dropping the cat. USSR said curtly, "Don't be afraid. I don't bite," and went into the house without looking back.

From that day on, he began to observe Reich more closely. He saw how he avoided communication, how he flinched at loud sounds.

The sun beat down mercilessly, heating the iron roof of the barn to the point of being a frying pan. USSR was returning from haymaking, tired, smelling of grass and sweat, with a scythe slung over his shoulder. He had almost reached the gate when he heard a thin, piercing squeak. The sound came from the old weeds beyond the vegetable garden, where some rotting boards lay and a rusty bicycle lay scattered about.
He stopped and listened. The squeak came again—plain, demanding, like a broken toy. USSR cursed, dropped his scythe, and scrambled into the undergrowth. He saw her almost immediately: a small, reddish lump, wet with dew and her own tears. She was sitting on a broken branch, her entire body trembling, trying to attract his attention. Her eyes were wide open in panic, and her tail had fluffed up three times as much.
She didn't run away. When he reached out his hand, the kitten sank its claws into his rough finger and screamed—loudly, shrilly, demanding to be saved. USSR looked around: there was no one around, no sign of her mother or the other kittens. She was alone. All alone in this forest, where foxes and owls roamed at night.
He took off his hat, carefully placed the kitten inside, and carried it into the house. He didn't say a word, didn't smile—he simply walked, clutching the fur hat with its orange, squeaking contents. Natasha gasped when she saw them on the threshold. RI dropped his spoon. And USSR, looking down at the floor, said quietly, "Found it. Let it live."
He gave her a piece of bread and milk, then sat on the porch for a long time, watching the kitten, full, fall asleep sweetly in his lap. She rolled over onto her back, exposing her belly, and began to purr. USSR gently touched her fluffy head, as if afraid to crush her. The kitten opened one eye, licked his finger, and fell asleep again.
He named her Dusya for her constant fussiness and restless nature. From that day on, she never left his side. She slept on his head, rummaged through his pockets, walked him to the gate, and woke him in the mornings, nuzzling his cheek with her wet nose. The neighbors said he'd gone completely wild, bringing a forest creature into the house. USSR remained silent. He knew: she had chosen him. Just as he had chosen her that day when the sun was blazing.

They met in the army. They were both twenty—GI, tall, angular, with a perpetually furrowed brow, and RI, stocky, smiling, with a blade of grass always in his teeth. They were assigned to the same unit, and for the first two weeks they didn't speak: GI thought RI was too frivolous, RI thought GI was too serious. But war doesn't ask who you like.

In their very first battle, their platoon was ambushed. The GI took a bullet to the shoulder and fell right under open fire. He lay in the mud, staring at the gray sky, thinking it was the end. Then someone grabbed him by the collar and dragged him. The RI, cursing under his breath, dragged him along, ducking to avoid the bullets, and shouting something unintelligible. They fell into the trench together. The GI lost consciousness, and when he came to, he saw the RI bandaging his wound with trembling hands and quietly cursing, "You idiot, you almost died. I told you—keep your head down!"

From then on, they became friends. True friends. The kind who don't talk about their feelings, but are ready to take bullets for each other. They shared the same ration, the same canteen, the last bullet. RI taught GI to laugh, GI taught RI to be silent when necessary. After the army, they separated: GI stayed in the city, RI returned to the village to be with Natasha. But they never lost each other. Once a year, GI would come visit – sit by the fire, drink moonshine, and reminisce about old stories. RI would show him how the trees had grown, GI would tell him how the work was progressing. They didn't talk about love or pain, but each knew the other was always there.

When GI's wife died, RI came to town that same day. He sat with him in the kitchen all night, silently, simply holding his shoulder. GI didn't cry. He only said, "She was good." RI replied, "I know." They drank, were silent, and in the morning RI left, but he called every day at seven o'clock sharp. GI never thanked him. He didn't know how. But when a year later he came to the village and saw that RI had planted a lilac bush by the gate—because GI's wife loved lilacs—he simply silently placed his hand on his shoulder. That was enough.

The cat's name is Dusya. She's just a year and a half old, a tiny ginger whirlwind with white socks on all four paws. Her fur is short and smooth, with bright, fiery tan markings, and a white heart-shaped spot on her face gives her a perpetually surprised look. Her eyes are large, yellow-green, with perpetually dilated pupils—she's always in exploration mode. Her tail is long and mobile, twitching like an antenna, picking up the slightest movement around her.

Dusya is the opposite of her older neighbor, Busya. She doesn't know the word "no." If the door is closed, she'll squeeze through the crack; if the bowl is empty, she'll throw a concert under the door. She jumps on tables, pulls down towels, chews on wires, and tears up wallpaper with her claws, then looks at you with innocent eyes, as if you did it. Natasha just sighs, and RI laughs: "Little one, you're like a tornado in a fluffy package."

USSR adopted her as a kitten six months ago. He found her in the forest, wet and shivering, and dragged her home wearing a hat. Since then, Dusya has considered him her rightful property. She doesn't sleep on his pillow—she sleeps on his face. Right next to him. And when USSR tries to turn away, she crawls over and lies down again. He curses in his sleep, but doesn't chase her away. She follows him to the gate, follows him into the garden, catches grasshoppers, and brings him the dead beetles with a proud air.

Dusya warmed to Reich immediately and unconditionally. On the very first day, she jumped on his suitcase, sniffed it, licked his nose, and immediately demanded a game. She brought him her toys—balls, corks, pieces of paper—and patiently waited for him to throw them. When he didn't understand, she nuzzled his hand with her wet nose. Reich was initially confused, but Dusya gave him no time to hesitate. She was everywhere: on his lap, on the table, on his shoulder, in his bag. She slept at his feet, purred loudly like a tractor, and demanded food every two hours.

For Reich, Dusya became a salvation. You don't need to talk to her, you don't need to explain, you don't need to be cool. She just loves you, and she doesn't care what phone number you have or what's on your walls.

Natasha is a woman whose true age is difficult to pin down. She looks about forty, though she's actually in her fifties. The secret to her youth is simple: the country air, clean well water, and the love she's surrounded by. Natasha is short, just below her husband's shoulder, with a soft, rounded figure that suggests she loves to eat and loves to feed others. She has light brown hair braided in a thick braid that reaches almost to her waist, and clear, radiant blue eyes that always sparkle with kindness. Her face is dotted with light freckles that don't fade even in winter, and soft wrinkles around her eyes and lips from frequent smiling.

Natasha is the soul of the house. She rises before everyone else, even before the roosters, to light the oven and knead the dough for the pies. Her hands are always covered in flour or dirt, but they look well-groomed—she nourishes them with goat's milk, which she milks herself. She always wears a colorful apron over a simple linen dress or a warm hand-knitted sweater. She smells of baked goods, dried herbs, and mint—she hangs bunches of them throughout the house to keep the air clean.

Natasha has a quiet, yet unyielding nature. She doesn't shout or make a fuss, but once she's made up her mind, it's impossible to change her mind. RI jokes that she's a "quiet tank"—she moves slowly, but sweeps away everything in her path. She can calm someone with a word, a touch on the shoulder. There are never any arguments in their home: Natasha nip any conflict in the bud—she'll offer tea, treat them to pie, or simply give them a mildly reproachful look, and the resentments melt away.

She adores her husband, RI. They've been married for thirty years, and she still walks him to the gate every morning and greets him home from work with a hot lunch. Natasha knows RI loves it when she braids his hair at night (even though he's embarrassed and grumbles about it), and she still slips notes with silly poems into his pocket. She's his safe haven, his dry land after a long voyage.

She loves her son, USSR, silently but deeply. Natasha doesn't bother him.

GI is a man in his late thirties, but he looks about thirty-five: trim, with broad shoulders that suggest a former military bearing. His hair is short, slightly gray at the temples, and he sports a thick stubble that he forgets to shave on weekends. His eyes are steel-gray and attentive, the kind you see in people accustomed to being in control but internally weary of this responsibility. He dresses formally and without unnecessary details: dark trousers, a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up to the elbows, and an old mechanical watch on his wrist, which he has set ahead five minutes so as not to be late.
GI is a man of action, not words. He grew up in an era when emotions were considered weakness, so he's completely forgotten how to express feelings. All he can do is act. Feed, clothe, put to bed. But saying "I'm worried about you" or "I love you" is unthinkable for him. Instead, he throws a suitcase on the bed, barks an order, and leaves to avoid seeing a reaction. This is his way of caring—tough, awkward, but sincere.
He's raising Reich alone. His mother left when he was five, and since then, GI has replaced everything: his mother, his father, and his friend. He can't talk about his feelings, but he can work sixteen hours a day so Reich has his own room, nice clothes, and that endless internet he loses himself in. He sees his son drifting away, sees posters on the walls, but understands nothing of this world of likes and perfect faces. It's a foreign language to him. And instead of teaching him, GI simply gives him money, buys him a more expensive phone, and hopes it will somehow help.
The anxiety inside him is growing. He notices how Reich flinches at loud noises, how he avoids eye contact, how he won't even leave the room to eat. GI doesn't know what depression or anxiety are—he knows what it means to "pull yourself together." But he sees his son fading before his eyes, and it scares him to the point of a cold sweat. That's why he calls RI—his only true friend, who lives in the village. GI trusts RI as he trusts himself: he knows.

RI is a man in his fifties, but his age barely shows. He's strong and stocky, with a broad chest and arms that remember the weight of sacks and an axe. His face is weathered, finely wrinkled from the sun and wind, but his eyes—warm, brown, with rays around the pupils—glow with a kindly, cunning twinkle. His hair is light brown, already touched with gray, and always tousled because he only takes off his hat in the bathhouse. He dresses simply: an old checkered flannel shirt tucked into worn jeans and rubber boots, which he wears even on dry ground out of habit. A blade of grass or a hand-rolled cigarette is always tucked between his teeth, though he rarely smokes.
RI is a sun-like person. He listens in a way that makes his interlocutor feel like the most important person in the world. His voice is low, slightly husky, with a rustic accent—he drawls out his vowels and sometimes swallows his endings. He laughs loudly and heartily, slapping his knee, and at such moments, his eyes almost disappear into wrinkles. He hugs you when you greet him so hard your ribs crack, but in these embraces you feel true strength and protection.
RI is a former military man, but in the village he's just a grandfather (though he looks spry for his age). He knows everything: how to predict the weather by ants, how to pickle cucumbers until they're crunchy, how to fix a tractor with a match and wire. His house is large, wooden, with carved door frames, and it always smells of pies, hay, and a hint of smoke from the stove. RI's wife is quiet and caring, but her character matches her husband's: just as stubborn and kind. They've been together for thirty years and still look at each other with warmth.
The USSR is his son, and the Russian Empire is immensely proud of him, though he never says it out loud. Instead of praise, he simply pats his son on the shoulder and places a full plate in front of him. He sees that his son has grown up stern and withdrawn, but he knows that beneath that armor lies a heart of gold. The Russian Empire trusts the USSR and doesn't interfere in his life, but if necessary, he's always there.
When GI called asking to house Reich for the summer, RI didn't even hesitate. He'd known GI since his youth and was familiar with his difficult personality.

Reich is seventeen, but he looks younger—slim, narrow-shouldered, with unnaturally pale skin from seeing the sun only through a window. His hair is ash-blond, almost gray, and perpetually disheveled, as if he'd just woken up. His eyes are a bright blue, translucent, with a permanent shadow beneath them from lack of sleep. He wears a black turtleneck, ripped jeans, and heavy, thick-soled boots—he bought them because he thought they looked cool. Around his neck is a thin silver chain that he never takes off.
His room is his fortress. The walls are plastered with posters of handsome men: models with sharp cheekbones, singers with languid gazes, actors in expensive suits. He collects vinyl records, although his record player broke six months ago. His phone is always in his hand—an endless text message with friends he's never seen in person, a feed of aesthetically pleasing images, playlists of sad music. In reality, Reich is shy to the point of paralysis: he blushes if anyone looks at him for more than three seconds, averts his gaze, and nervously starts fiddling with his necklace.
He doesn't know how to communicate with people. At all. All his social skills are honed online, where he can think about a response, delete a message, or add a smiley. In person, he mumbles, falters, and rolls his eyes in embarrassment. Reich is acutely aware of every word he says and every glance he receives—he feels like everyone around him is discussing him, laughing at him. Hence his mask: a stinging silence, occasional rudeness, and demonstrative indifference. It's a defense.
He secretly dreams of true friendship, but is afraid to take the first step. Deep down, Reich is vulnerable, delicate, almost girlishly sentimental: he cries over films, writes poetry in his notes, and keeps a diary where he describes his dreams. His phone is filled with hundreds of photos of sunsets, leaves, and random shadows on walls. He sees beauty where others pass by.
When the GI told him about summer in the village, Reich cringed inwardly with horror. The village—filth, mosquitoes, people!

USSR is a tall, broad-shouldered man, nearly two meters tall. He's 23, but looks older: a stern, slightly angular appearance, dark short hair, and gray eyes with a cold, penetrating squint. His ushanka hat is his only weakness; he wears it even in the heat, pushed back or slightly to the side, and only takes it off indoors. He dresses simply and practically: a worn leather jacket, rough army boots, and a t-shirt with an incomprehensible print. His pockets are always cluttered with sunflower seeds, an old lighter, and a folding knife.
He has a bear-like personality. He seems gloomy and unsociable, but in reality, he's simply used to keeping his distance. He grew up in a village surrounded by forests and the scorching sun. He knows how to butcher a chicken and fix a tractor, but he has no idea what likes and subscriptions are. He speaks little, to the point, with a hoarse voice. He rarely laughs, but when he does, it's loud and infectious, bringing tears to his eyes. He's painfully straightforward: if he doesn't like someone, he doesn't hide it, but if he respects them, he'll defend them to the bitter end.
He's wary of Reich. A city kid from out of town, hunched over his phone and pinning up pictures of sleek, handsome men on his walls, frankly confuses him. The USSR sees this as weakness. But deep down, he's curious: what kind of person is this, who can't look people in the eye and is afraid of dogs? He'll secretly observe Reich, tease him occasionally, but he'll never be the first to touch him. He just needs time to get used to it.
In fact, the USSR is sensitive, but he buries it deep beneath layers of cynicism and hard manual labor. He's a good listener and notices details that others miss. If Reich is feeling ill, he'll silently place a mug of hot tea in front of him and sit next to him without saying a word. Friendship for him isn't about texting and emojis, but about fixing a roof in the rain, fishing trips at dawn, and simply sharing a quiet moment by the fire.