The Story of a Life: The restless yearsPantheon Books, 1974 - Authors, Russian |
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Page 14
... front of St Vladimir's Cathedral had long spring grass growing between the cobble- stones . The day was drawing in . The lights of the setting sun , reflected in innumerable window panes , was flooding the street . ' Kostik , ' asked ...
... front of St Vladimir's Cathedral had long spring grass growing between the cobble- stones . The day was drawing in . The lights of the setting sun , reflected in innumerable window panes , was flooding the street . ' Kostik , ' asked ...
Page 58
... front of me the river Klyazma sent up clouds of steam just as fiercely as Pushkino billowed forth its smoke , and covered the whole landscape . The forest crackled under the frost , like smoul- dering logs , and the snow flakes like so ...
... front of me the river Klyazma sent up clouds of steam just as fiercely as Pushkino billowed forth its smoke , and covered the whole landscape . The forest crackled under the frost , like smoul- dering logs , and the snow flakes like so ...
Page 201
... front of the window , stuck out an unbelievably thin , transparent arm and with the whole thin , bird - like skin of that arm I felt the splendour of the night - its cool wind rhythmic- ally blowing through the lime trees and reaching ...
... front of the window , stuck out an unbelievably thin , transparent arm and with the whole thin , bird - like skin of that arm I felt the splendour of the night - its cool wind rhythmic- ally blowing through the lime trees and reaching ...
Contents
Map page | 9 |
The Last Meeting II | 11 |
The Silent Fields | 18 |
Copyright | |
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