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... short of vision , and goodhearted . In spite of his military rank he behaved and looked like a civilian . Even the Bryansk schoolboys teased him about his unmilitary bearing . Rumyantsev was not even easy to see . He was always ...
... short of vision , and goodhearted . In spite of his military rank he behaved and looked like a civilian . Even the Bryansk schoolboys teased him about his unmilitary bearing . Rumyantsev was not even easy to see . He was always ...
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... short stories . While we were still in the gymnasium , Shulgin , the Russian literature teacher , told us over and over again that " culture is memory . " At first we didn't understand what he was talking about , but as we grew older we ...
... short stories . While we were still in the gymnasium , Shulgin , the Russian literature teacher , told us over and over again that " culture is memory . " At first we didn't understand what he was talking about , but as we grew older we ...
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... short , pale man who wore a shabby short leather coat , and especially in his powerful bass voice which had no relation to his sickly appearance . Even his most ruthless and savage opponents , like the Mensheviks Martov and Dan ...
... short , pale man who wore a shabby short leather coat , and especially in his powerful bass voice which had no relation to his sickly appearance . Even his most ruthless and savage opponents , like the Mensheviks Martov and Dan ...
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The Death of My Father | 3 |
My Grandfather Maxim Grigorievich | 10 |
Carp | 16 |
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