Story of a Life, Volume 5Harvill P., 1965 |
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... Georgian soldiers of the so - called ' People's ' ( Menshevik ) army . Most of these soldiers spoke only Georgian , with only two intelligible words : ' dokumenti ! ' and ' komendanti ! ' We wasted a lot of time arguing with these hot ...
... Georgian soldiers of the so - called ' People's ' ( Menshevik ) army . Most of these soldiers spoke only Georgian , with only two intelligible words : ' dokumenti ! ' and ' komendanti ! ' We wasted a lot of time arguing with these hot ...
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... Georgian poets Ilya Chavchavadze and Akaki Tsereteli . Their lyric qualities combined with a tendency to sarcasm have given a particular depth to Georgian literature and surrounded it with the sharp and fine air of classical clarity ...
... Georgian poets Ilya Chavchavadze and Akaki Tsereteli . Their lyric qualities combined with a tendency to sarcasm have given a particular depth to Georgian literature and surrounded it with the sharp and fine air of classical clarity ...
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... ( Georgian ) . 9 Isaac Babel ( 1894-1938 ? ) : Russian short - story writer ; died or was killed in a concentration camp in the USSR . 10 katso : man ( Georgian ) . 11 Extraordinary Commission for Combating Counter - revolu- tion ...
... ( Georgian ) . 9 Isaac Babel ( 1894-1938 ? ) : Russian short - story writer ; died or was killed in a concentration camp in the USSR . 10 katso : man ( Georgian ) . 11 Extraordinary Commission for Combating Counter - revolu- tion ...
Contents
A Short Explanation page | 7 |
My Thanks to a Reader | 9 |
The Tobacco Republic | 13 |
Copyright | |
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