Razor

October, 1995

RazorHis regimental comrades had had good reason to dub him Razor. The man's face lacked a facade. When his acquaintances thought of him they could imagine him only in profile, and that was remarkable: nose sharp as a draftsman's triangle; chin sturdy as an elbow; long, soft eyelashes characteristic of certain very obstinate, very cruel people. His name was Ivanov.That nickname of former days contained a strange clairvoyance. It is not rare for a man called Stone or Stein to become a perfectly g...