My story is set under a repressive government about half a century in the future ( Read more... )

Hello little_details, you have been extremely helpful to me in the past, and now I have some (hopefully final!) questions for you about the novel I am writing. It's broadly set in Leningrad between the 1920s and 1940s, though I will be more specific in terms of timing in my individual questions. I have done a lot of research (internet-based and book-based) and ( Read more... )

I have two characters, both male. Both between 40-45. One is the son of diplomats. Traveled and educated all over the world. The other is a former Russian soldier. Ukrainian by birth (if it mattered under the soviets ( Read more... )

Have googled: Russian consul Basra 1890s; Russian consul-general Basra 1890s; Russian diplomatic relations Ottoman Empire; etc ( Read more... )

I've recently had cause to go look for stuff on the USSR, and have come across some truly awesome English-language resources. I thought I'd share the bounty, as it were (the book links go to Amazon):

Web:
Communal Living in Russia: A Virtual Museum of Soviet Everyday LifeWow, what a good website. It's got everything: a series of interviews ( ( Read more... )

I need a reason (any reason, really) for the Russian police or equivalent to raid a house in the middle of nowhere. There is a kidnapped heiress being held there, but the police may or may not know. The people holding the heiress/living in the house are definitely criminals so basically any crime will do, just not sure why the police would break ( Read more... )

My main character is an Irish citizen married to a Russian man. They have a 6 month old child. The Irish wife must travel to Switzerland without the father. For plot purposes, I want her and the child to travel on a Russian passport(s).  Is this possible ( Read more... )