▁" has ▁lost ▁ ▁interest ▁in ▁life " ▁and ▁now ▁see ks ▁sol ace ▁in ▁co - host ing ▁a ▁circle ▁of ▁school children , ▁friends ▁of ▁S ery oz ha ▁( the ▁son ▁of ▁V oz h z hin ' s ▁female ▁partner ▁Anna ▁D mit ri ye v na ▁who ▁lives ▁next ▁door ) ▁and ▁his ▁own ▁nie ce ▁Rus ya , ▁calling ▁themselves ▁The ▁Green ▁Ring . ▁F ino ch ka ▁arr anges ▁for ▁her ▁parents ' ▁meeting , ▁V oz h z hin ▁is ▁determined ▁now ▁that ▁the ▁girl ▁should ▁live ▁with ▁him . ▁ ▁The ▁boys ▁and ▁girls ▁of ▁the ▁Green ▁Ring ▁are ▁engaged ▁in ▁earnest ▁( even ▁not ▁entirely ▁con gru ous ) ▁discuss ions , ▁trying ▁to ▁find ▁their ▁own ▁ways ▁to ▁sort ▁out ▁their ▁future . ▁Det erm ined ▁to ▁break ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁cor rupt ▁world ▁they ▁live ▁in , ▁they ▁decide ▁they ▁should ▁be ▁' len ient ' ▁and ▁' mer c iful ' ▁towards ▁the ▁old ▁and ▁will ▁build ▁up ▁their ▁own ▁new ▁world ▁having ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁past ▁only ▁things ▁that ▁matter . ▁ ▁F ino ch ka , ▁sh aken ▁by ▁the ▁sc andal ▁given ▁her ▁by ▁je alous ▁El ena ▁Ivan ov na ▁who ▁h ates ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁being ▁left ▁alone ▁( and ▁whose ▁' su ic ide ' ▁now ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁like ▁a ▁' bot ched ▁fake ', ▁intended ▁to ▁draw ▁sympathy ▁from ▁her ▁ex - hus band ) ▁is ▁eager ly ▁accepted ▁by ▁the