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Konstantin Paustovsky. 14 Little Konotop I had seen the little provincial town Konotop several times , but only out of a train window . I knew nothing about it except that Ehrenburg's 40 fictional character Julio Jurenito had died there ...
Konstantin Paustovsky. 14 Little Konotop I had seen the little provincial town Konotop several times , but only out of a train window . I knew nothing about it except that Ehrenburg's 40 fictional character Julio Jurenito had died there ...
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... little town , with its fountains , monuments , squares , cafés , ancient houses , the sound of gramophones , shops and even a petrol pump . Doves whirled above the gabled roofs . A chapel bell was coughing modestly . Its sound was so ...
... little town , with its fountains , monuments , squares , cafés , ancient houses , the sound of gramophones , shops and even a petrol pump . Doves whirled above the gabled roofs . A chapel bell was coughing modestly . Its sound was so ...
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... little town was plunged in sleep . The steamer entered the river Sheksna , flowing through long- inhabited places , with venerable villages and stone - built churches and lofty pine trees , steep banks , and with pale , wide horizons ...
... little town was plunged in sleep . The steamer entered the river Sheksna , flowing through long- inhabited places , with venerable villages and stone - built churches and lofty pine trees , steep banks , and with pale , wide horizons ...
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Map page | 9 |
The Last Meeting II | 11 |
The Silent Fields | 18 |
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