My sister has just called me on Watsapp, which is extraordinary since Watsapp has been consistently blocked in Russia since January.
We had to use MS Teams and texting to stay in touch. When Internet started to be cut off in Russia I was panicking, not knowing how we’d keep in touch.
So when my sister WhatsApped me I was shocked.
“Has Putin died?” I asked.
“Let me check if Swan Lake's on TV,” she replied.
For non-Russian speakers: Whenever a Soviet leader died in the 1980s, they would show Swan Lake on TV before making the official death announcement.
100 words exactly makes it a Drabble.
About the Creator
Lana V Lynx
Avid reader and occasional writer of satire and short fiction. For my own sanity and security, I write under a pen name. My books: Moscow Calling - 2017 and President & Psychiatrist
@lanalynx.bsky.social
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