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Page 78
Only the Left SRs remained in their seats. Everyone realised that only the most
unusual circumstances could account for the postponement of the session. The
reporters dashed off to ring up their papers and try to discover what had
happened.
Only the Left SRs remained in their seats. Everyone realised that only the most
unusual circumstances could account for the postponement of the session. The
reporters dashed off to ring up their papers and try to discover what had
happened.
Page 79
Everything was now clear — the rising had been organised by the Left SRs. In
response to Spiridonova's cry, all the Left SRs in the hall drew revolvers from
their pockets or from under their jackets. But instantly, the calm, hard voice of the
...
Everything was now clear — the rising had been organised by the Left SRs. In
response to Spiridonova's cry, all the Left SRs in the hall drew revolvers from
their pockets or from under their jackets. But instantly, the calm, hard voice of the
...
Page 80
The Left SRs were falling back. At the newspaper office, I learned that Count
Mirbach had indeed been murdered that morning by Blyumkin, a Left SR. This
had been the signal for the rising. The rebels had seized the Pokrovsky Barracks
and ...
The Left SRs were falling back. At the newspaper office, I learned that Count
Mirbach had indeed been murdered that morning by Blyumkin, a Left SR. This
had been the signal for the rising. The rebels had seized the Pokrovsky Barracks
and ...
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Contents
Whirlpool pagej 2 Blue Torches | 23 |
3 The Journalists Cafe | 56 |
4 The Hall with the Fountain | 58 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| 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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