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Red Plenty by Francis Spufford | Fiction | The Guardian

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Set in Soviet Russia, these vivid short stories highlight the failings of planned economies, writes James Meek

Sun-starved Siberians make the most of the short summer, Lena river, 1967. Photograph: Dean Conger/National Geographic/Getty Images Sun-starved Siberians make the most of the short summer, Lena river, 1967. Photograph: Dean Conger/National Geographic/Getty Images Fiction This article is more than 15 years old Review Red Plenty by Francis Spufford This article is more than 15 years old Set in Soviet Russia, these vivid short stories highlight the failings of planned economies James Meek Sat 7 Aug 2010 19.05 EDT Share Prefer the Guardian on Google O ne day in 1992, just after the USSR collapsed,

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