“Mom told me,” he continued, “that Grandfather returned from China somewhat… different. Sad. No, not sad — absent. As if part of him had remained there. Grandmother tried to talk to him, but he stayed silent. Then we moved from Sverdlovsk to Moscow. New apartment, new life. He worked, went on business trips. Spent a couple of years in Poland. But Mom said — he always wanted to return to China. Always”
