In the early 1920s, lenin established the new economic policy, which

The policy of War Communism was in effect since 1918. New Economic Policy(NEP) was the policy introduced from 1921 to 1928. The measure of this new policy were in the favor of most agriculture, retail trade and small scale of industry in the cities. Foreign trade was also introduced by the people who were then called as NEP Men. It result in huge change in economy while communists were happy and held their power by it.

so the story tells of someone named kaushik choudhuri, but he does not narrate the story, a girl named hema does. hema tells the story in a second person point of view because you (the reader) are supposed to be the boy named kaushik.

here's an excerpt i found: "i was ushered into the fitting room, your mother watching approvingly as i took off my coat and sweater and tried on the bra."

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1. i forgot 2. he was gay 3. they killed a lot of the population 6. they rode horses and had swords we have guns and tanks