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Page 38
... Uncle Yusia . The noble passion for travel was corrupted by him into a disorderly and fruitless wandering . But I am still indebted to Uncle Yusia for the fact that after his stories the world seemed to me an incredibly interesting and ...
... Uncle Yusia . The noble passion for travel was corrupted by him into a disorderly and fruitless wandering . But I am still indebted to Uncle Yusia for the fact that after his stories the world seemed to me an incredibly interesting and ...
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... Uncle Yusia came with him . He stayed for only one day in Kiev , and then went off to Peterburg with Kruger . Uncle Yusia was convinced the Russians would help the Boers . But from Peterburg he wrote my father : " Overriding govern ...
... Uncle Yusia came with him . He stayed for only one day in Kiev , and then went off to Peterburg with Kruger . Uncle Yusia was convinced the Russians would help the Boers . But from Peterburg he wrote my father : " Overriding govern ...
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... Uncle Yusia's stories were more interesting to us than the tales of Baron von Münchausen . We had to imagine von Münchausen , but Uncle Yusia was right there , alive , enfolded in clouds of tobacco smoke , shaking the sofa with his ...
... Uncle Yusia's stories were more interesting to us than the tales of Baron von Münchausen . We had to imagine von Münchausen , but Uncle Yusia was right there , alive , enfolded in clouds of tobacco smoke , shaking the sofa with his ...
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The Death of My Father | 3 |
My Grandfather Maxim Grigorievich ΙΟ | 10 |
Carp | 16 |
Copyright | |
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