A conscript in the Kara Kum: (Part One).(First Person)

Quadrant | October 1, 2007| | Copyright

ALL ABOARD FOR CHARDZHOU

THE OOMPAH-OOPAH of the military band, lined up on the platform at Odessa next to the first carriage of a long and empty military train, enlivened the gloom of the families. It was May 1968, and they had come to farewell their sons, brothers and boyfriends leaving for two years of National Service. There was a gnawing fear on the faces of the parents--what if there's a war? Boys took a last drink of vodka with friends, dancing, singing, throwing up on the rails and generally treating the whole situation with the bravery of the ignorant. Tears ...

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