Crossings

3 hrs. 25 min.

Language Russian

Author Yulian Semyonov

Narrator Nikolay Koziy

Description

“…For the second time, my father said ‘no’ when Sanya asked him to intervene: Bеrkут from the second stairwell and Goga, a classmate, beat him up.

“Why?” the son asked.

“Because you yourself must know how to give as good as you get.”

“But they’re stronger than me!”

“Well, then that’s great! Would you actually fight those who are weaker than you? This isn’t a fight—it’s an beating. If they are stronger and still beat you two on one, then they are cowards. And cowards get dealt with. Don’t be afraid of bruises: they pass. But the feeling of your own weakness, fear, and insecurity will never go away, and you’ll become a miserable little mouse instead of a person.”