Efraim Sevela’s novella “Stop the Plane — I Want to Get Off!” is an amazing story about the life and extraordinary adventures of barber Arkady Solomonovich Rubinchik. A.S. Rubinchik was once forced to emigrate to Israel; having found no peace of mind there, he decided to move to the USA, hoping for the best, but alas, in vain. And now, aboard a TU-144 aircraft, he is returning to Moscow, pouring out his soul to his seatmate for fourteen hours straight, still unaware of the terrible “surprise” awaiting him at the end of the journey.