錘子與鐮刀

Thisisaninterestingyetbizarrelittletaleofafictional(asfarasIknow,anyway)experimentperformedduringtheStalin-controlledyearsintheUSSR.Themaincharacterischangedfromawomanintoaman.Thisispartofalargerplantochangemorewomenintomenandhaveastrongerwork-force/army,etc.It'saveryin-depthcharacterstudyofthemaincharacter,whotriestofitintoaworldthatshe(now'he')doesn'treallyunderstand,especiallysinceshe'snowaman...Stalindislikestheresultsoftheexperimentsandhasthescientistkilled.Themaincharacterthengoesofftolivealifeasasimple,unknowneverydaySoviet,butisinexplicablydrawnintolargerandlargerschemes(somewhatreminiscentof"ForrestGump"inthatway).(s)Hehasrun-inswithdifferentimportantcharacters,includinghisex-boyfriendfromhisdaysofbeingawoman,aswellasgoingonadementedquestforthenursewithwhomhepossiblyfellinloveaftertheoperation...However,heistrappedinhislifeasanimportantSovietmarriedman,andintheendmakesahugesacrificeforhiscountry(unwillingly),andthemoviegoesfromtheretoanendingthatispossiblyhappy,yetstillsomehowincrediblydepressingaaa