Lena B. - an open and friendly face, hair kissed by the light sun, an attractive, witty, and cheerful person with big blue eyes. Konetsky's book beckoned her with the sea and light. And it happened in the dawn of Gorbachev's Perestroika (1986).
I have interviewed numerous famous and successful people, but often it is the so-called "ordinary" people like Lena who turn out to be much more special and captivating storytellers.
Life has its white and black stripes, and all senses are heightened, making a day feel like a week. You remember these moments for a long time and often compare them to the rest of your life. Lena's story, unfolding in this unhurried monologue, may seem cliché like 'a woman on a boat,' but some may hold deeper meaning. And so the story begins...
The sea was the heart of life in Nakhodka, where I lived. There were no other industries. Husbands and boyfriends were at sea, and conversations always revolved around departures and returns. After college, I was assigned to Nakhodka and became a middle school teacher. Four years later, I was inspired...