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Page 18
... her veil , and her teeth sparkling , and the velvet of her habit was blue and
spangled with raindrops . With her was a young cavalry officer — a regiment of
Uhlans was at that time quartered in Vasilkovo . “ “ Blacksmith , my dear , ” she
said .
... her veil , and her teeth sparkling , and the velvet of her habit was blue and
spangled with raindrops . With her was a young cavalry officer — a regiment of
Uhlans was at that time quartered in Vasilkovo . “ “ Blacksmith , my dear , ” she
said .
Page 49
Uncle Yusia was given a soldier ' s greatcoat and a rifle and sent off on foot to
join an artillery regiment stationed in Kutno near Warsaw . He crossed the
country from east to west in winter , reporting to the local garrison commanders
on the ...
Uncle Yusia was given a soldier ' s greatcoat and a rifle and sent off on foot to
join an artillery regiment stationed in Kutno near Warsaw . He crossed the
country from east to west in winter , reporting to the local garrison commanders
on the ...
Page 50
He was transferred from the artillery to the infantry and his regiment was sent to
Moscow to do guard duty during the coronation of Nicholas II . His particular unit
was on duty on the quay of the Moskva outside the Kremlin . Early on the morning
...
He was transferred from the artillery to the infantry and his regiment was sent to
Moscow to do guard duty during the coronation of Nicholas II . His particular unit
was on duty on the quay of the Moskva outside the Kremlin . Early on the morning
...
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