Slava Brodsky - Funny Children's Stories

* In Soviet Russia, almost everyone was under the impression that women could not and should not play soccer. This opinion was supported by the Soviet law prohibiting women from playing the game.

* Тhe boy’s dad, obviously, meant to imply a strong possibility that either the little kid or his father might be, one day, imprisoned.

* Size 10 by 14 centimeters means a four by six screen with a 7-inch diagonal.

* Nikolai Gogol is a famous Russian writer.

* Solomon Mikhoels was a famous Russian-Jewish actor and producer killed by Soviet secret agents in the street.

* The boy’s dad obviously meant that the room was vacated because the neighbors were arrested.

* The boy’s dad obviously meant that Serge’s mom should be scared to be at home and wait for a KGB agent's knock on the door.

* “Don’t tell anybody!” – was a part of almost every conversation at that time. People were afraid to talk about any topic because of the threat of arrest.

* At that time, in Soviet Russia, Sundays were the only days off. On Saturday, adults went to work while kids went to school.

* GUM is a huge department store in the center of Moscow, on Red Square. It used to be a desired destination of each visitor of Moscow and, most often, the primary goal of the visit.