Wild BerriesEnriching the tale of Soviet scientists on a search for rare ore in the far northern taiga, or forests, of Siberia are Yevtushenko's voluptuous and poetic evocations of the Russian peasants and his own native countryside. |
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... What's this one ? " ... " That's a grenade flower , " Ksiuta explained . " It's light violet until August , but you ... what's it for ? " " 9 " That's bindweed - it's a busy grass , gets all mixed up .... I don't know what it's for ...
... What's this one ? " ... " That's a grenade flower , " Ksiuta explained . " It's light violet until August , but you ... what's it for ? " " 9 " That's bindweed - it's a busy grass , gets all mixed up .... I don't know what it's for ...
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... what's an ocean liner ? " Kesha asked . “ You bumpkin , ” Kalya replied haughtily . “ A huge ship , that's what ! " " But that wouldn't fit into the Oka River . What's a Boeing ? " " The same thing . Just like it . " Kalya tried to stop ...
... what's an ocean liner ? " Kesha asked . “ You bumpkin , ” Kalya replied haughtily . “ A huge ship , that's what ! " " But that wouldn't fit into the Oka River . What's a Boeing ? " " The same thing . Just like it . " Kalya tried to stop ...
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... what was it like ? Like in the newspapers or not ? ” Ivan Ivanovich Zagranichny demanded . " I read about the other war ... What's so good about a woman hitting like a man ? ' you might ask . But when I was in Vietnam , I couldn't ignore ...
... what was it like ? Like in the newspapers or not ? ” Ivan Ivanovich Zagranichny demanded . " I read about the other war ... What's so good about a woman hitting like a man ? ' you might ask . But when I was in Vietnam , I couldn't ignore ...
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