What is a short summary of the story, The Line, from the collection, Table For Two?

Table for Two begins with "The Line," a story about a couple living in Communist Russia, Pushkin and Irina, after Irina urges Pushkin to abandon their rural homestead and move to Moscow so that she can work in service to the Communist Party. Although Pushkin initially adjusts poorly to the move, he gradually ingratiates himself with the urban community by offering to stand in the long supply lines on behalf of the neighborhood's residents while Irina works diligently for the party. Eventually, Pushkin's generosity accidentally lands him an immigrant visa to the United States, but he promptly squanders all of his and Irina's money on the way there and ultimately ends up parting ways with Irina in New York, where she reunites with the Communist Party and he begins waiting in lines at soup kitchens.