Conversations with my relatives and friends in Russia

A few extracts from my messaging threads: one with my father (in Moscow), one with my mom (my parents are divorced; my mom and stepfather left Russia two weeks ago and are now with us in America), and another one with a group of close friends with whom I’ve had a chat group for many years. Two are in Moscow, two in London and I’m in the US. We’ve known each other for more than twenty years — since we were students at Cambridge. As for my father — I mentioned him in several of my stories. He’d gladly leave Russia but his visa expired and he has a business in Moscow…