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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... vodka . The steaming pelmeni were dumped from the pot into a large , colored bowl in the middle of the table . Dash a poured first - distillation vodka , clean as dew , from a bottle . " What do you make it from ? " Tisha asked ...
... vodka . The steaming pelmeni were dumped from the pot into a large , colored bowl in the middle of the table . Dash a poured first - distillation vodka , clean as dew , from a bottle . " What do you make it from ? " Tisha asked ...
Page 200
... vodka at shoulder level and demonstrating an excellent military bear- ing , which was at odds with his Old Believer beard . The beard looked glued on anyway , as perhaps it had been during his " heady odor " period . The essayist wanted ...
... vodka at shoulder level and demonstrating an excellent military bear- ing , which was at odds with his Old Believer beard . The beard looked glued on anyway , as perhaps it had been during his " heady odor " period . The essayist wanted ...
Page 286
... vodka they cannot appreciate fine , dry wine . It simply seems sour . And who wants sour wine when life is sour ? A life like that needs to be drowned in vodka or sweetened with cheap port wine . " your Tsiolkovsky stopped in amazement ...
... vodka they cannot appreciate fine , dry wine . It simply seems sour . And who wants sour wine when life is sour ? A life like that needs to be drowned in vodka or sweetened with cheap port wine . " your Tsiolkovsky stopped in amazement ...
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