A young man crouches in the mouth of a cave, fleeing for his life from someone who had previously taken him in and entrusted him with great responsibilities. He had left everyone he had known and loved and was forced to move from town to town for ...

“We’re moving where?”

Initially, I was thrilled with the idea of moving to the village of reindeer herders living at the end of the road on the Kamchatka peninsula. The journey to the village was an adventure in itself, requiring a 10-hour drive over a winding, bumpy g...

I sat in my room, unwilling to come out. I didn't care if I ever saw another person again.