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Red cavalry

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A.A. Knopf, 1929 - Cossacks - 213 pages

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The greatest piece of literature to emerge from Russia's Civil War. Also some of the best short story writing of all time. Read full review

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Ravaged countrysides, ravaged people turning on each other. Cosacks weeping over dead horses while corpses pile up. Civilians trying to survive. Hayrides armed with machine guns. Our hero finds ... Read full review

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Contents

THE NOVOGRAD CHURCH
3
A LETTER
11
THE REMOUNT OFFICER
19
Copyright

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Snippet view - 1929

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TitleRed cavalry
AuthorIsaak Babelʹ
Translated byNadia Helstein
Editionreprint
PublisherA.A. Knopf, 1929
Original fromthe University of California
Digitized10 Mar 2008
Length213 pages
SubjectsCossacks
Soviet Union
  
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