Story of a lifePantheon Books, 1964 - Authors, Russian |
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Page 183
... Dimitry was being sent on a cruise along the coast of the Caucasus . It was to be the first run of what , so far , was the only Soviet steamer , to places which had only recently been liberated from the Whites . The Dimitry was to carry ...
... Dimitry was being sent on a cruise along the coast of the Caucasus . It was to be the first run of what , so far , was the only Soviet steamer , to places which had only recently been liberated from the Whites . The Dimitry was to carry ...
Page 190
... Dimitry gave sharp cracks . It was hard to understand why the mouldering walls , floors and ceilings of the cabins hadn't flown to splinters under the strain of the tossing ship , which bent and loosened every screw , tie , rivet and ...
... Dimitry gave sharp cracks . It was hard to understand why the mouldering walls , floors and ceilings of the cabins hadn't flown to splinters under the strain of the tossing ship , which bent and loosened every screw , tie , rivet and ...
Page 201
... Dimitry weighed anchor and , her engine working at half - speed , sailed into the open sea . She started to roll at once but , compared to her tossing in the storm , this seemed to us as gentle as the rocking of a cradle . In the ...
... Dimitry weighed anchor and , her engine working at half - speed , sailed into the open sea . She started to roll at once but , compared to her tossing in the storm , this seemed to us as gentle as the rocking of a cradle . In the ...
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Forerunners of Ostap Bender page | 7 |
Plywood Maze | 25 |
Barley Gruel | 29 |
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