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... shots about noon . Then the shots became more frequent . A fire started on Vassilkovskaya Street . Scraps of burning paper fell in our courtyard . In the afternoon my father brought back a terrorized old Jewish woman with her gray hair ...
... shots about noon . Then the shots became more frequent . A fire started on Vassilkovskaya Street . Scraps of burning paper fell in our courtyard . In the afternoon my father brought back a terrorized old Jewish woman with her gray hair ...
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... shot made a loud noise . Then a wild firing came back at us from the cemetery . It was clear the Petliura troops had gathered there , and my shot had scared them . The pilot leaped out of his dugout , and we all started to fire into the ...
... shot made a loud noise . Then a wild firing came back at us from the cemetery . It was clear the Petliura troops had gathered there , and my shot had scared them . The pilot leaped out of his dugout , and we all started to fire into the ...
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... shot . There were many expressions current in those days for being shot : " being put against the wall , " " being exchanged , " " being liquidated , ” “ transferred to Dukhonin's staff , ” [ 628 ] The start of an Extraordinary Era.
... shot . There were many expressions current in those days for being shot : " being put against the wall , " " being exchanged , " " being liquidated , ” “ transferred to Dukhonin's staff , ” [ 628 ] The start of an Extraordinary Era.
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The Pink Oleanders | 29 |
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