This page is referenced by:

• 1 2020-09-28T09:45:44-04:00 Sofia Petrovna 22-28 20 Lydia Chukovskaya plain 2020-11-23T15:03:21-05:00 pg. 23 — “Thank you, my heart!”
  Possibly referring to the Russian song "Heart", which contains the line "Thank you, heart, for being so good at the art of love." In the Soviet Union, it was seen as a traditional Russian romance song. 
  
  pg. 24 — Vera Kholodnaya
  Vera Kholodnaya was a Russian silent film actress. She passed away in 1919 of the Spanish Influenza. In 1931, when the cemetery she was buried in was converted into a park, her body was lost and the vault she was laid to rest in was destroyed.
  
  pg. 24 — Pravda
  Pravda was the official newspaper of the Communist party of the USSR. It was founded in 1912 and, during the height of the Soviet era, was circulated across the nation. "Pravda" in Russian means "truth." The paper covered topics ranging from science to politics, although international affairs were often left to the paper Izvestia, which was the official paper of the Soviet government. 
  
  pg. 24 — the Chelushkin
  The SS Chelyushkin was a Soviet ship. It set out in 1933 with the intention of traveling through the Northern Maritime Route, but quickly became icebound in February of that same year. The ship was crushed, but the crew members escaped and survived until April, when they were rescued. The rescuers were given the title Hero of the Soviet Union. 
  
  pg. 24 — Captain Voronin
  The Captain of the SS Chelyushkin.
  
  pg. 25 — the Stakhanovite Movement
  Stakhanovites were workers who emulated Alexey Stakhanov, meaning they worked harder and produced more than was expected of them. Alexey Stakhanov was a miner who, in 1935, mined 102 tons of coal during his 6-hour shift, 14 times the amount he needed to. The following movement was supported by the Communist Party. During the period of de-Stalinization, many came to see the Stakhanovite movement as a tool of the state. 
  
  pg. 26 — “the rising eagle of the future”
  There is a double-headed eagle in the Russian coat of arms, though not the emblem of the Soviet Union. When Stalin came into power, eagles that were previously on the towers of the Kremlin were replaced with stars, so it is interesting that eagle imagery is used in this scenario. 
  
  pg. 27 — the Ural Machine-building factory
  The Ural Heavy Machine Building Plant, now known as Uralmash, started in 1933. Before WWII, it built mainly mining equipment. During and after the war, it was mainly used for developing and building military equipment. 
  
  pg. 27 — KIM
  KIM is an acronym for Young Communist International, the Soviet sect of which was the Komsomol. The Komsomol preceded KIM under the name All-Union Leninist Young Communist League, and was an organization for people between the ages of 14 and 28. Komsomol members were typically given preferential treatment in terms of employment, scholarships, and leadership positions.