'Secondhand Time,' by Svetlana Alexievich - New York Times

New York Times'Secondhand Time,' by Svetlana AlexievichNew York TimesA Moscow street vendor selling watermelons for more than 25 rubles a kilo in the summer of 1992; they were previously two rubles a kilo. Credit David Brauchli/Associated Press. SECONDHAND TIME The Last of the Soviets By Svetlana Alexievich Translated ...and more »