So I was nodding in approval ... up until getting to the "merch" section. O tempora o mores! My favourite work on this theme: https://barykin-pin-up.ru/#/i/kni

So I was nodding in approval ... up until getting to the "merch" section. O tempora o mores! My favourite work on this theme: https://barykin-pin-up.ru/#/i/kniga-luchshaya-podruga https://barykin-pin-up.ru/#/i/kniga-luchshaya-podruga (the apple is obvious; she is reading "Mode", a soviet-era fashion mag that seems to still be in print to this day; he is reading a science fiction collection. My russian is weak, but AIUI the caption most likely claims "a book [is the] best friend", and because books are grammatically feminine in russian, it's ambiguous and could also be read as "best girlfriend")