months ahead of schedule. Yesterday, that is, September 21st, 1981, the settlement of two new houses was fully completed. We assure you that in the future we are ready to strictly fulfil all the instructions of the party and the government. Chairman of the Board of the Collective Farm Assembly, B. Zhalmuratov. Party Organization Secretary, S. Kereybaev. Manager of the ‘Socialism’ Department, P. Barakatov. September 22nd, 1981” In order to immediately deliver the report, the secretary of the party organization, Kereybaev, urgently left for the regional centre. Having agreed to hold a meeting in the evening at the manager’s house to notify all responsible employees of the collective farm about the early completion of this important project, the three leaders dispersed. Pashat, who did not like to waste time, sat down at the radio in the collective farm board room and contacted the department and instructed them to slaughter and skin one heifer and two sheep by his return. Since the report had already been delivered to the district, it was decided that the party organizer, without stopping by the collective farm, would go directly to the department, and his family would stay with the rest. At this time, the area in front of the two new houses turned into something resembling a cattle market. There was a frenzied roar, the bleating and lowing of cattle. In front of the house were crowds of horses, camels, donkey carts, heavily loaded “Zila”, “Kamaz” and “Belarus” vehicles parked side by side, caterpillar tractors, cotton harvesters. In short, whatever kind of equipment, livestock or product that someone on the collective farmer had, they put it in the yard. Everyone was only busy with the fact that they only had time to carry theirs loads from their vehicles to their houses. Since the move took place in hordes on the same day, the heated, sweaty people now and then collided at the entrances, it led to swearing, cursing and even assaults. Only by midnight did the tired people more or less calm down, leaving unfinished business for the next day. In the new houses, however, as was the case for whole area, there was no home gas. Therefore, each of the new settlers, contriving who was good for what, looked for a way out of the situation in their own way. Some were content with tea from a thermos, some indulged their stomach with