Varlam Shalamov’s story “The Diamond Map” is included in the collection of Kolyma stories “Left Bank”.

Varlam Shalamov’s story “My Trial” is included in the collection of Kolyma stories “Left Bank.”

Varlam Shalamov’s story “The Last Battle of Major Pugachev” is included in the collection of Kolyma stories “Left Bank.”

Varlam Shalamov’s story “Lepers,” included in the collection of Kolyma stories “Left Bank,” talks about the fate of leprosy patients in the post-war period.<...

Varlam Shalamov’s story “Geologists” is included in the collection of Kolyma stories “Left Bank”.

Varlam Shalamov’s story “Academician” is included in the collection of Kolyma stories “Left Bank”.

Varlam Shalamov’s story “Ivan Fedorovich” is included in the collection of Kolyma stories “Left Bank”.

Varlam Shalamov’s story “Descendant of the Decembrist” is included in the collection of Kolyma stories “Left Bank”.

Varlam Shalamov’s story “Aortic Aneurysm” is included in the collection of Kolyma stories “Left Bank.”

Varlam Shalamov’s story “Lida” is included in the collection of Kolyma stories “Left Bank”.

Varlam Shalamov’s story “Special Order” is included in the collection of Kolyma stories “Left Bank”.

“When I sprained my foot, falling in a pit from a slippery staircase made of poles, it became clear to the authorities that I would limp for a long time, and...