Story of a lifePantheon Books, 1964 - Authors, Russian |
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Page 11
... waited for something . The lodge was like an ice - box . We stoked our bourzhouika stove3 with newspapers and it quickly became red - hot . But it cooled down just as soon . On the fifth day of the Soviet occupation of Odessa , we were ...
... waited for something . The lodge was like an ice - box . We stoked our bourzhouika stove3 with newspapers and it quickly became red - hot . But it cooled down just as soon . On the fifth day of the Soviet occupation of Odessa , we were ...
Page 32
... waited for nightfall . When it was dark , we made our way to the dacha we had selected . We went cautiously , stopping every few minutes to listen . At the slightest sound , we hid behind the nearest wall . It was not policemen we were ...
... waited for nightfall . When it was dark , we made our way to the dacha we had selected . We went cautiously , stopping every few minutes to listen . At the slightest sound , we hid behind the nearest wall . It was not policemen we were ...
Page 200
... waited for the shot but it never came . The wildest rumours reached our cabin . The Commissar was said by the crew to have immediately gone over to the riff - raff . He was seen going into the Captain's cabin , and was heard shouting ...
... waited for the shot but it never came . The wildest rumours reached our cabin . The Commissar was said by the crew to have immediately gone over to the riff - raff . He was seen going into the Captain's cabin , and was heard shouting ...
Contents
Forerunners of Ostap Bender page | 7 |
Plywood Maze | 25 |
Barley Gruel | 29 |
Copyright | |
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