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Against the Soviet armies bearing down on Kiev from the north , Petlyura put his trust mainly in the French who were occupying Odessa . His agents circulated rumours that the French were coming to the rescue — they were in Vinnitsa ...
Against the Soviet armies bearing down on Kiev from the north , Petlyura put his trust mainly in the French who were occupying Odessa . His agents circulated rumours that the French were coming to the rescue — they were in Vinnitsa ...
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I felt like liquidating the whole lot — from Presidents Pointcaré and Wilson down to Makhno and the notorious Ataman Zelyony who had set up his H.Q. in the village of Tripolye near Kiev . I now wish I hadn't destroyed my notes .
I felt like liquidating the whole lot — from Presidents Pointcaré and Wilson down to Makhno and the notorious Ataman Zelyony who had set up his H.Q. in the village of Tripolye near Kiev . I now wish I hadn't destroyed my notes .
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17 Wedding Present The train took eighteen days to get from Kiev to Odessa . I didn't count the number of hours , but I know that each seemed more like two , I suppose because of the constant danger of death . Only three passengers were ...
17 Wedding Present The train took eighteen days to get from Kiev to Odessa . I didn't count the number of hours , but I know that each seemed more like two , I suppose because of the constant danger of death . Only three passengers were ...
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Whirlpool page | 7 |
Blue Torches | 23 |
The Journalists Café | 36 |
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Antoshchenko arms army asked began believe broken bullet called Commander course crowd danger dark don't door empty everything eyes face felt fire floor flowers followed front garden gave German girl give Government grey guard hall hand happened head heard journalists keep Kiev knew later leave light listen lived looked Mama Mensheviks mind morning Moscow moved never night notice once past pulled quiet regiment round running Russia seemed seen short shot shouted showed side silence sitting smell smiled smoke soldiers soon sound Soviet square station stood stopped street suddenly talk tell things thought told took town train trees trying turned Ukrainian voice waiting walked wall whole wind window woman women woods write yard young
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| Title | Story of a Life: In that dawn Volume 3 of Story of a Life, Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Author | Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Translated by | Manya Harari |
| Publisher | Harvill Press, 1967 |
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