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Page 115
... father had brought me several rolls of film and asked me to develop them . He had just come home from a trip to Moscow . It was at the beginning of January in 1906. My father had arrived in Moscow during the final days of the December ...
... father had brought me several rolls of film and asked me to develop them . He had just come home from a trip to Moscow . It was at the beginning of January in 1906. My father had arrived in Moscow during the final days of the December ...
Page 116
... father to meet him at his hotel . " I don't understand your liking Vrubel , " Mama answered with displeasure . " Such decadence ! I'm frightened of those obsessed painters . " But my father went to see Vrubel anyway , and he took me ...
... father to meet him at his hotel . " I don't understand your liking Vrubel , " Mama answered with displeasure . " Such decadence ! I'm frightened of those obsessed painters . " But my father went to see Vrubel anyway , and he took me ...
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... father raised me by the shoulders , sat down beside me , and kissed me . " Sit for a while , don't move , " he said . " It will go away quickly . Did you really not get my telegram ? " While the exhausted Orlenev was coming out to make ...
... father raised me by the shoulders , sat down beside me , and kissed me . " Sit for a while , don't move , " he said . " It will go away quickly . Did you really not get my telegram ? " While the exhausted Orlenev was coming out to make ...
Contents
The Death of My Father | 3 |
My Grandfather Maxim Grigorievich ΙΟ | 10 |
Carp | 16 |
Copyright | |
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