A Russian Picnic

A Russian picnicCould there be a more appropriate rite of Spring?Could tfiere k a more appropriate rite of spring?WE WERE BROKE AND YET somehow had to find a way to charm the ladies. That's when our friend Rubchik had an idea: "Let's do kebabs and have a picnic.""You're a genius, Rubchik," my brother, Valek, mocked. "What are we going to cook—birch wood?" My brother stood smoking. His right arm was wrapped around a birch tree as if it were a girl's waist."I'm s...