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Against the Soviet armies bearing down on Kiev from the north , Petlyura put his
trust mainly in the French who were occupying Odessa . His agents circulated
rumours that the French were coming to the rescue — they were in Vinnitsa , in ...
Against the Soviet armies bearing down on Kiev from the north , Petlyura put his
trust mainly in the French who were occupying Odessa . His agents circulated
rumours that the French were coming to the rescue — they were in Vinnitsa , in ...
Page 141
in Kiev quietly elected their Soviet of army deputies and prepared to go home .
Taking advantage of their weakness , Petlyura decided to disarm them . But they
heard about his plan . On the day the Germans were to be disarmed , I woke up
to ...
in Kiev quietly elected their Soviet of army deputies and prepared to go home .
Taking advantage of their weakness , Petlyura decided to disarm them . But they
heard about his plan . On the day the Germans were to be disarmed , I woke up
to ...
Page 182
Their appearance in Kiev seemed a miracle . But , if so , it was a very tangible
miracle — bullets were again raining fast and thick on our wretched house . It
turned out later that some of the Soviet regiments , driven from the south at the
very ...
Their appearance in Kiev seemed a miracle . But , if so , it was a very tangible
miracle — bullets were again raining fast and thick on our wretched house . It
turned out later that some of the Soviet regiments , driven from the south at the
very ...
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