The black car was a 1991 Volga; that was the year the car became the choice of cab-drivers, rather than of
members of the
Nomenklatura. The car emblem was a red-and-black stag. The driver looked unhappy and tired; this was understandable, considering he had just driven up from Petersburg, about 200 miles away. It was a warm day for Russia, and his shirt showed the results. His name was Boris, and the name certainly suited him
: he was husky with a gruff, gravely voice, had reddish h…
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