Babooshkas are cantankerous old ladies in Russia who work in public buildings doing more or less nothing at all.
As living throwbacks to the Soviet era, they enforce both real and imagined petty regulations with Stakanovite zeal and enthusiasm.
Museums, cloakrooms, and metro kiosks are their natural habitats.
As living throwbacks to the Soviet era, they enforce both real and imagined petty regulations with Stakanovite zeal and enthusiasm.
Museums, cloakrooms, and metro kiosks are their natural habitats.
by Mayakovsky September 23, 2006
by Mayakovsky February 09, 2021