Buongiorno, Comandante!

“Bonjorno, comandante!” is a unique collection assembled by Dина Rubina herself. What is it about? The author answers the question like this: “About the intoxicating—and always individual—dance of the great soul of the city, with a person’s private and fleeting soul. And it’s only worth writing if you take it upon yourself to describe movements through space <…> The tuning fork for constructing any ‘travel novella’ is usually some scene—often unexpectedly watching it is what chance brings you to <…> And, finally, the most important, the most intimate: any journey hides an unexpected meeting with fellow countrymen scattered across the world, whose souls always contain a novella about life—about hardships endured, about victory over fate, or about defeat. And sometimes… sometimes you meet a real gem of a unique plot.”