A party man is always a bit of a mystery to those in either government or the armed forces, but cologne? What who or what is Peltsin up to? Will gladly stay tuned to find out.
Dima seems an Innocent Abroad, having little connection to what is going on, and overwhelmed by the differences, including those that say, Viva la difference!. The air of the untried or unknown lurks around him, as he is yet to discover, just who or what he is.
“And one walks down a street, on a chance that you meet, and you meet not merely by chance.”