snowdrifts taller than a car. thaw and snow melt in the courtyard between several apartment buildings. cars packed in the yard

and asphalt automobile bad car city cleaning climate colorlessness communal condition damage danger disaster dullness environment fading gloom housing impassability lifelessness mess monotony mortality mud muddy natural nature outback people province puddle road russia services slurry snow snowmelt spring squalor storm street thaw transport transportation urban ussr utilities vehicle water weather winter yard