Sonichka

In the ordinariness of life, in its monotony, now and then, a miracle suddenly sparkles — a magnanimous gesture from a seemingly petty person, overwhelming mercy from one who has always shown themselves to be tough and even cruel, incredible generosity where you least expect to encounter it. Where do they come from — kindness and love, self-sacrifice and mercy? From the depths of the soul? From the heights of heaven? The answer is unclear. It is a gift. Lyudmila Ulitskaya wrote a portrait gallery of people touched by this gift in "a life poor in perspective": "Sonichka", "The Girls", recognizable characters from "Russian Jam"…