Stepne (Степне)

Shall I warm up some soup?

No, thanks.

Here.

Anya, here is the money.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

Anatoliy Mykolayovych, I have to go.

I can't come tomorrow, I'll be the day after.

- Okay? Will you manage? - Yes, I will.

Give her an injection and these drops...

Sure.

Let me walk you.

Thank you.

I'm ready.

Yula...

Good girl. What a hungry dog you are, right?

A good girl.

- Anya! - Ah! I forgot about it.

- Here. - Thanks.

- Well, bye! - Bye.

24th, cloudy, no precipitation.

No electricity. +10 in the morning. +13 in the afternoon.

27th, sunny, frosty.

The grey goose started hatching.

+3 in the morning, +13 in the afternoon.

July 27th, sunny. Cherry leaves started turning yellow

and falling to the ground.

+15 in the morning, +27 in the afternoon.

A prayer for animals.

Merciful God,

With Your...

With Your divine providence

You care for all the animals... on Earth and

for the tiniest insect, I pray to You:

my Lord, give me strength to wait for the yield

from my labour,

as it provides for my children.

Let it not become less,

neither from plague, nor from illness, nor an accident.

I pray to You and bow low

to You the only God. Amen.

Mom!

Mom...

Why have you got up?

You are not allowed.

Mom...

How is Zina? Why hasn't she come to us?

She's all right, Mama. She is working.

She can't come.

How about Masha?

Has she finished school?

Masha has graduated from college.

She's a grownup. An adult.

Why hasn't she come to us?

She's working, too, Mom.

She's a grownup.

How about Lyosha? Is he here?

Lyosha will come soon.

15 drops.

Fine!

Shall we make it 30?

Enough.

Okay, Mom.

Hello?

Hello?

Oleksiy?

Where are you?

When are you coming?

Mom is waiting for you.

She wants to see you.

Hello!

Speak up!

What?

Yula...

Ivan Illich, where are you?

Hey!

Anatoliy, is that you? Have you come?

Yeah, it's me, me, I'm back!

Oh!

Where are you, Illich?

I'm coming!

- Welcome back, Anatoliy! - Thank you.

- When did you come? - Yesterday evening.

- Alone? - Sure.

But where is Lyosha?

He's delayed. Should come today.

I was wondering if I saw you...

Yes, Anatoliy. I'm going around the houses, burgling.

Last week old Sofiya died.

Some looters broke into her house and ransacked it completely.

So, I thought, I'd check the empty houses and collect everything of value myself.

Perhaps, the children will return.

And I'd keep all their stuff, you know?

I see.

How is your Volodya doing? Has he found a job?

He's found a wife, not a job!

His wife - she is the working one.

But he still waits for opportunities...

Sometimes he works, sometimes he doesn't.

That's how it is.

Do you go fishing?

Not yet, Anatoliy. The ice has just moved.

Hey, Anatoliy. Is it where your cousin Olha lived, right?

I think so.

And this is Heorhiy, her grandpa. And yours, too?

Anatoliy, I have to go, the vendor is arriving soon. I need some bread.

- Ah, so do I. - See you there.

- I'll catch you up. - Yeah, see you!

I'm coming.

Not too hot?

Now, Mom...

Like that...

All right, like that.

Who are you?

I'm Anatoliy.

Tolya.

Who?

Mom...

I'm your son. Tolya.

Mom...

Hold on to me.

Hold on. Careful.

Like that.

The sun set behind the window,

The garden and the grape yard

Behind the grape yard Oh, kiss and caress

The one you love.

A girl loved a Cossack

Oh she loved him

Oh she loved him

She took his hand And led him to the garden...

Howdy.

Hello.

You, too?

We are here, too.

Want some bread or what?

Well, I'll choose something.

Some candy perhaps, some sausage...

- The end is somewhere over there... - I'm the last!

- Well, I'll be the next. - Stand here.

Howdy.

Where is that vendor? Will we push that car again?...

- It stuck somewhere, perhaps. - Maybe we'll have to.

How are things at home? Everything's all right?

So far so good.

- Good to hear. - And you? How are things?

Slow but steady.

All right.

How things are in the center?

It probably stuck on the way...

It's been two weeks since you promised to put on that curtain.

How much longer will it take?

You make a lot of promises, too.

I can't stand it anymore.

Do I look like an ironman?

- I can't wait anymore, don't you get it? - I can't wait, too. Now what?

We'll talk back home.

- Hello, Halochka. - Hi.

What took you so long?

What for you?

Thanks a lot.

For you?

A loaf and a can.

- For you? - A loaf and a can.

Wait and we'll go together.

Hey, pay for the can.

- A loaf for you? - Yes, and a can.

Hey, what are you messing about?

A loaf? What else?

Two loaves, please and a pack of salt.

Here you are.

Halya, serve me now, eh? Did you bring newspapers for me?

- Yes, I did. - Give me that newspaper.

Oh, thank you. Thank you, my little bird.

What's for you, granny?

Some sausage, a herring, and a loaf of brown bread.

And some candies.

Granny Olya, how are you gonna eat those candies?

The same way you drink vodka!

Wow, look at her!

- For you, Illich? - Give me a loaf, sunflower oil...

- Here's the money! - ...and the matches. And cigarettes.

- Gimme the oil. - Here's the oil.

- What's for you? - A brown loaf...

- I forgot the money. Put it on tab. - ...a pack of salt.

- When will you pay? - Well, next week.

- And two lightbulbs. And sunflower oil. - And, listen, my fuses have blown.

I'll bring you the fuses next week.

Stepan, here you are! Take it.

For you?

White bread, sunflower oil.

And the money?

- I've paid already! - Fine, fine.

- Anything else? - Bread, oil...

Here it is.

- What else? - A pack of salt.

Here it is.

- Halya, please... - Yes, what for you?

Two loaves. And salt.

- Here you are. - Wait a second. We'll go together.

- What for you? - A pack of salt...