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Page 115
... father had brought me several rolls of film and asked me to develop them . He had just come home from a trip to Moscow . It was at the beginning of January in 1906. My father had arrived in Moscow during the final days of the December ...
... father had brought me several rolls of film and asked me to develop them . He had just come home from a trip to Moscow . It was at the beginning of January in 1906. My father had arrived in Moscow during the final days of the December ...
Page 116
... father to meet him at his hotel . " I don't understand your liking Vrubel , " Mama answered with displeasure . " Such decadence ! I'm frightened of those obsessed painters . " But my father went to see Vrubel anyway , and he took me ...
... father to meet him at his hotel . " I don't understand your liking Vrubel , " Mama answered with displeasure . " Such decadence ! I'm frightened of those obsessed painters . " But my father went to see Vrubel anyway , and he took me ...
Page 117
... father accepted these words quite calmly and even agreed with Vrubel , although he never allowed either me or my brothers to say a single boastful word . So when he left us , on Reitarskaya Street , I told my father that I did not like ...
... father accepted these words quite calmly and even agreed with Vrubel , although he never allowed either me or my brothers to say a single boastful word . So when he left us , on Reitarskaya Street , I told my father that I did not like ...
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The Death of My Father | 3 |
My Grandfather Maxim Grigorievich | 10 |
Carp | 16 |
Copyright | |
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