Story of a lifePantheon Books, 1964 - Authors, Russian |
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Page 86
... grey , pink , and so on . Before the revolution the sheets had been cut into narrow strips and stuck round packets of tea . They showed the brand and the weight and were stamped with the Russian State emblem - a small two - headed eagle ...
... grey , pink , and so on . Before the revolution the sheets had been cut into narrow strips and stuck round packets of tea . They showed the brand and the weight and were stamped with the Russian State emblem - a small two - headed eagle ...
Page 121
... grey weeds . Tiny poppies , the size of finger nails , struggled through them and looked like drops of fresh red paint . We saw Babel often . Sometimes we spent nearly all day on the beach , fishing for bullheads and listening to ...
... grey weeds . Tiny poppies , the size of finger nails , struggled through them and looked like drops of fresh red paint . We saw Babel often . Sometimes we spent nearly all day on the beach , fishing for bullheads and listening to ...
Page 210
... grey walls . Immediately my head began to ache from the cold . I went to the Admiral's widow , drank , standing , a cup of warm goat's milk , and went out . Sometimes I went out with the Midshipman and the goat Martha . Her dirty ...
... grey walls . Immediately my head began to ache from the cold . I went to the Admiral's widow , drank , standing , a cup of warm goat's milk , and went out . Sometimes I went out with the Midshipman and the goat Martha . Her dirty ...
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Forerunners of Ostap Bender page | 7 |
Plywood Maze | 25 |
Barley Gruel | 29 |
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