Packing Plant

In “Novostroïka,” the food-packing plant symbolizes economic scarcity. Daniil in an engineer in a food-packing plant. He is assigned to engineer more efficient packing methods, despite the fact that food production appears to be low. This scarcity—and these ideas of packing efficiency—reflect the scarcity and cramped conditions that Daniil faces on a daily basis, in every aspect of his life.

Apology Letter

In “Letter of Apology,” the hypothetical apology letter symbolizes authoritarian control. As this story intimates in subtle ways, the Soviet government employed many extreme and unjust methods to quash dissent. Mikhail—the loyal KGB agent assigned to secure the letter—eventually becomes disillusioned when he realizes that the Soviet government may have killed his family members.

Orphanages

The childcare facilities in “Little Rabbit” and “Miss USSR” symbolize the dangerous nature of inhumane bureaucratic methods. because Zaya was born with a...