Story of a Life: In that dawnHarvill P., 1965 |
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Page 131
... Ukrainian sabre , obviously taken from a museum , slapped against his thigh as he jogged along . ' Loyal ' Ukrainians gazed reverently at the Cossack sword , the puffy , pale - faced Ataman , and his guard of Gaidamaks prancing on their ...
... Ukrainian sabre , obviously taken from a museum , slapped against his thigh as he jogged along . ' Loyal ' Ukrainians gazed reverently at the Cossack sword , the puffy , pale - faced Ataman , and his guard of Gaidamaks prancing on their ...
Page 132
... Ukrainian ones . Petlyura intro- duced a language known as Galician - a clumsy dialect full of words borrowed from its neighbours . Before this intruder , the native language of the Ukraine - witty , singing , sharp and spark- ling like ...
... Ukrainian ones . Petlyura intro- duced a language known as Galician - a clumsy dialect full of words borrowed from its neighbours . Before this intruder , the native language of the Ukraine - witty , singing , sharp and spark- ling like ...
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... Ukrainian rebellion against Poland 1648-54 . 34 Uman bloodletting : massacre of Poles and Jews by Ukrainian Cossacks in 1768 . 35 Paustovsky left Moscow for the Ukraine at a time when Russia was at peace with Germany . His stay in Kiev ...
... Ukrainian rebellion against Poland 1648-54 . 34 Uman bloodletting : massacre of Poles and Jews by Ukrainian Cossacks in 1768 . 35 Paustovsky left Moscow for the Ukraine at a time when Russia was at peace with Germany . His stay in Kiev ...
Contents
Whirlpool page | 7 |
Blue Torches | 23 |
The Journalists Café | 36 |
Copyright | |
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