Story of a Life: In that dawn |
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Page 111
'You drunken army riff-raff, don't you dare insult the people of Free Russia! Why
aren't you at the front, fighting the Bolsheviks, you lounge lizard?' Everyone
jumped up. The old man was raring for a fight, but they pulled him back. Purple in
the ...
'You drunken army riff-raff, don't you dare insult the people of Free Russia! Why
aren't you at the front, fighting the Bolsheviks, you lounge lizard?' Everyone
jumped up. The old man was raring for a fight, but they pulled him back. Purple in
the ...
Page 142
Even the artillery fire had died down — there was only the sound of wheels
rumbling in the distance. From the quality of this sound, the more knowledgeable
citizens judged that army convoys were hurriedly withdrawing from the city. And
so ...
Even the artillery fire had died down — there was only the sound of wheels
rumbling in the distance. From the quality of this sound, the more knowledgeable
citizens judged that army convoys were hurriedly withdrawing from the city. And
so ...
Page 224
They occupied Kiev in December but were driven out nine months later by
Denikin's anti- Bolshevik Russian Army, which held it (except for a two-day break)
until December, 191 9. The Bolsheviks took over until May, 1920, when they were
...
They occupied Kiev in December but were driven out nine months later by
Denikin's anti- Bolshevik Russian Army, which held it (except for a two-day break)
until December, 191 9. The Bolsheviks took over until May, 1920, when they were
...
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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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