We Never Make Mistakes (1972) By Alexander Solzhenitsyn
 
Two short stories in one book
 
An incident at Krechetovka Station concerns a Red Army lieutenant confronted at his World War II rail junction command with a disturbing army straggler and a decision about what to do with him. Matryona's House is the tale of an old peasant woman, whose tenacious and humorous struggle against cold, hunger, and greedy relatives is depicted by a young man who, after her death, finally understands who she was.
 
Soft Cover
138 pages
In Good Condition