Story of a Life, Volume 1Harvill P., 1965 |
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Page 49
... Kiev Cadet Corps where the teaching was free . There my Uncle Yusia went with his two brothers , and all was well with him for four years but in his fifth year he was transferred from Kiev to the ' penal ' corps at Volsk on the Volga ...
... Kiev Cadet Corps where the teaching was free . There my Uncle Yusia went with his two brothers , and all was well with him for four years but in his fifth year he was transferred from Kiev to the ' penal ' corps at Volsk on the Volga ...
Page 63
... Kiev on his way home , he caught pneumonia . The Prince was brought to Kiev , lodged in the Tsar's palace and put under the care of the best Kiev specialists . He recovered but was in need of a rest before continuing his long journey ...
... Kiev on his way home , he caught pneumonia . The Prince was brought to Kiev , lodged in the Tsar's palace and put under the care of the best Kiev specialists . He recovered but was in need of a rest before continuing his long journey ...
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... Kiev we forget how much our masters taught us , and how good the Kiev theatres were ; we forget that , already then , we were all , to a boy , in love with poetry and philosophy ; we forget that , in our schooldays , Chekhov and Tolstoy ...
... Kiev we forget how much our masters taught us , and how good the Kiev theatres were ; we forget that , already then , we were all , to a boy , in love with poetry and philosophy ; we forget that , in our schooldays , Chekhov and Tolstoy ...
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