Stories, comedies, and feuilletons about life after the revolution in Russia can be surprising, touching, and always funny. They show everyday joys, sorrows, worries, and problems of ordinary people. In the past, these characters were called “bourgeois” and “petty-minded” — but now they seem closer and more understandable to us. We laugh at their troubles with kindness and understanding, because they simply want to be happy and live comfortably, like everyone else.