Cranes in spring is a poignant story about migrants forced to leave their impoverished homelands in order to find work in a foreign land. This is a sensitive portrayal which penetrates the anonymous stereotype of a cheap, labour force of defenseless, powerless people. The true documentary of the plight of two Tajik immigrants, tracing their struggles to realize their hopes and dreams for a better life, with tragic consequences, will move readers to tears. Unhurried and unpretentious, the story unfolds in the style of a ballad which narrates and confronts us with a sting of events, urging us to reflect and question why and for how much longer, we will allow fellow human beings to live and die in such dire circumstances.