“Today, some people go around in leather boots, while others only have bast shoes. When the Bolsheviks come to power, everyone will be equal.” The men shouted at him, “How?” “A wonderful time will come when your wives wear silk dresses and high-heeled shoes. There will no longer be rich and poor. Everyone will be happy.” My mother would get to wear a silk dress, my sister would be in heels. I’d go to school…
