Octobriana

I bought that (now known as a hoax*) book Octobriana and the Russian Underground when it was new, which was in 1971 (I might've bought it in 1972). I gave it to my sister as a present, since she was a Russian major at college, then borrowed it back immediately and stole it. I am NOT in the habit of doing that, I should add.

For years I had a xerox of Octobriana thumbtacked to my easel - the one of her riding the pterodactyl. That's because it reminded me of me, so to speak. The other favorite I have is the one after she kills the yak (a stampeding yak herd leads up to this), and says, "My kingdom for a Coca-Cola."

I just went to a bookcase and plucked the book out - still rocks. I will scan some pages or maybe just take pictures, later.
*The writer was a spy.