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Konstantin Paustovsky. It was in Kobrin that we watched the evacuation from the village of a Hebrew holy man , a so - called " tsadik . " Gronsky told us there were several such tsadiks in western Russia and in ... village of Kobrin [ 367 ]
Konstantin Paustovsky. It was in Kobrin that we watched the evacuation from the village of a Hebrew holy man , a so - called " tsadik . " Gronsky told us there were several such tsadiks in western Russia and in ... village of Kobrin [ 367 ]
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... village were right ahead of us . It was raining . The wretched little village looked like a spread - out pile of manure . " It looks as if they're waiting for the Germans here , " I said to Lelya . I looked to the west , where the ...
... village were right ahead of us . It was raining . The wretched little village looked like a spread - out pile of manure . " It looks as if they're waiting for the Germans here , " I said to Lelya . I looked to the west , where the ...
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... village teacher , was often visited by relatives and friends from her village near Ryazan . They brought with them the smell of frost , apples , and homespun coats . I asked them about the countryside . They sighed carefully , and told ...
... village teacher , was often visited by relatives and friends from her village near Ryazan . They brought with them the smell of frost , apples , and homespun coats . I asked them about the countryside . They sighed carefully , and told ...
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