Bożena Stryjkówna

Made in 1982, shelved for five years. Story opens with Lucja Krol's husband under the tram. She gives birth to her fourth son on the floor of their new apartment. Neighbor Wiktor, a communist intellectual, befriends the poverty-stricken family but is soon arrested and sent to jail. During the war Lucja narrowly escapes a Nazi roundup at the black market. Her sons hold ardent Communist meetings in their apartment, with her blessing. Lucja works hard, but without complaint. After the war, Klemens is inexplicably arrested, accused by the new regime of being a collaborator. Wiktor, now a high-ranking party member, trying to defend him, himself falls into disgrace. Klemens is tortured to "confess" and dies in jail, a Communist to the end. Lucja is never told about his fate.

Альберт и Максимилиан соглашаются стать участниками эксперимента профессора Куппельвайзера: они, двое молодых мужчин лет 30-ти, в интересах науки должны быть заморожены сроком на 3 года. Однако за время, проведенное ими в специальных капсулах, на Земле многое изменилось, и потому Альбертика с Максом разморозили не через три года, а через полвека с лишним. В 2044 году. Когда «вымерли» все мужчины, и «других самцов», кроме парочки размороженных, больше нигде не осталось. «Амазонки 21-го века» живут в глубоком подземелье, благополучно разрешив проблему размножения без оплодотворения, и не нуждаются в присутствии особей мужского пола. С риском для собственной жизни Альберт и Макс вынуждены приступить к выполнению «сексмиссии»…

While studying in Moscow, the GDR resident Christiane falls in love with Hatem, a fellow student from Syria. The two become a couple and even have a child together. When their study draws to an end, Christiane and Hatem have to decide if they want to share their future together. After Hatem explains to Christiane that as a woman she will not be able to work in Syria, Christiane suggests moving to the GDR together. For Hatem, however, this is out of the question, since he considers it a betrayal of his country. Thus, the two young people are forced to go separate ways.