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... German Ambassador , Count Mirbach , was sitting in a side box at this Council of Soviets . He was a tall , balding , haughty man , who wore a monocle . At this time the Germans occupied the Ukraine , and peasant uprisings were breaking ...
... German Ambassador , Count Mirbach , was sitting in a side box at this Council of Soviets . He was a tall , balding , haughty man , who wore a monocle . At this time the Germans occupied the Ukraine , and peasant uprisings were breaking ...
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... German soldiers in dark overcoats and steel helmets were standing in the middle of the road . One of them was holding our driver's thin , sickly horse by the bridle . The Germans demanded an entry permit . I had none . One stocky German ...
... German soldiers in dark overcoats and steel helmets were standing in the middle of the road . One of them was holding our driver's thin , sickly horse by the bridle . The Germans demanded an entry permit . I had none . One stocky German ...
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... Germans . Soon after this quiet German demonstration , distant artillery fire began to be heard from the left bank of the Dnieper . The Germans evacuated Kiev in a hurry . The shooting grew louder , and the city learned that Soviet ...
... Germans . Soon after this quiet German demonstration , distant artillery fire began to be heard from the left bank of the Dnieper . The Germans evacuated Kiev in a hurry . The shooting grew louder , and the city learned that Soviet ...
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The Death of My Father | 3 |
My Grandfather Maxim Grigorievich ΙΟ | 10 |
Carp | 16 |
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