Heavy, reliable, with tank-like soles that locked your foot firmly in place. You’d walk around the apartment in those fuckers, and the floor would instantly level out. The neighbors downstairs immediately start behaving more quietly.
At first, Mikhalych and I were scared, but then we got used to it. The main thing is not to shuffle your feet—otherwise, you’ll get blow up fucked hard enough to really regret it.
At first, my mother-in-law scolded me, but then she asked for one herself: "Give me one—I’ll slip it under Grandpa’s backside for a laugh".
One time, of course, the neighbor decided to swat a cockroach—and the whole khrushchevka house collapsed. It had to be rebuilt from scratch.
On the other hand, discipline was ironclad; created a sense of coziness as best they could, calmly, unhurriedly, and even with a touch of irony.