O is for ochki

This vowel is pronounced like the English long "O" when stressed, and shortened to "ah" or "uh" when unstressed. In handwriting, it matches the English "O": Оо.

Очки ("ochki") are spectacles. Here they are being modeled by the brilliant early twentieth century writer Isaac Babel/ Исаак Бабель (1894-1940), author of the Red Cavalry cycle of short stories.