Story of a Life: In that dawnHarvill P., 1965 |
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Page 139
... 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 Fastov , tomorrow their brave Zouaves in ...
... 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 Fastov , tomorrow their brave Zouaves in ...
Page 141
... Kiev . The gunfire grew ever louder , and we learned that Soviet forces were advancing quickly from Nezhin . When the fighting broke out on the very outskirts of Kiev and it became clear to everyone that Petlyura's goose was cooked , a ...
... Kiev . The gunfire grew ever louder , and we learned that Soviet forces were advancing quickly from Nezhin . When the fighting broke out on the very outskirts of Kiev and it became clear to everyone that Petlyura's goose was cooked , a ...
Page 182
... Kiev and remained hidden there throughout the summer . Neither the Denikinists nor even the friendly civilians in Kiev knew anything about it - the peasants in the nearby villages had never , by a single word , betrayed their presence ...
... Kiev and remained hidden there throughout the summer . Neither the Denikinists nor even the friendly civilians in Kiev knew anything about it - the peasants in the nearby villages had never , by a single word , betrayed their presence ...
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Whirlpool page | 7 |
Blue Torches | 23 |
The Journalists Café | 36 |
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