The Volga River in the Soviet Union in 1921. As a new disaster swept through a young Soviet republic, there was no time for civil war. Drought caused the land of the Volga River to dry up. Grain failure led to large-scale famine. The Soviet regime was unable to assist impoverished farmers. In order to save his mother and younger brother from hunger, a farmer boy named Misha Dodonov was sent to work in Tashkent along with another Sereche. On the way, Serge contracted typhoid fever and stayed in the medical room at the train station. Misha continued to drive in one direction. After experiencing many hardships and dangers, exploitation, and adulthood, he came to Tashkent. Here, he struggled hard in the vineyards of Baya, but the plane profited from it. With money and a few bags of grain, Misha returned to their village. Among the survivors, all he saw was his sick and haggard mother. My younger brother and Yash Fedja starved to death.