So, to make long story short...
I was born in one of a remote village in a dale which situated between Sayan Mountains surrounding Lake Baikal. I lived in unspoiled taiga where my parents lived, and later they sent me off to Angarsk, some seventy or sixty miles away from my parents, where life was not so easy, and then, I suppose easier. Of course, it was easier because I was away from my parents, and they weren't there to tell me what to do and how to do it. And then I came home, every holiday, for four weeks or eight weeks in the summer, and went out and shot little birds, chased foxes and hares round with a shotgun. Three dogs and one rifle - and I could go anywhere. So that's how I began...
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So, to make long story short...
I was born in one of the remote villages in a dale [1] which is situated in the Sayan Mountains surrounding Lake Baikal. I lived in the unspoiled taiga where my parents lived. Later, they sent me off to Angarsk, some sixty or seventy [2] miles away from my parents, where life was not so easy at first, and then, I suppose, easier. Of course, it was easier because I was away from my parents, and they weren't around to tell me what to do and how to do it. And then I would come home, every holiday, for four weeks or eight weeks in the summer, and would go out and shoot little birds, and chase foxes and hares around with a shotgun. Three dogs and one shotgun - and I could go anywhere. So that's how I began...
[1] "dale" is a lovely synonym for "valley". The word "dale" isn't commonly used, but when it's used, it sounds very pretty.
[2] It is customary to put the smaller number first. That is why I changed "seventy or sixty" to "sixty or seventy."
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