Story of a Life: Years of hopeHarvill Press, 1968 - Authors, Russian |
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... soldiers were dragging office furni- ture along dark corridors . Cupboard doors flew open and crashed shut . The soldiers swore in muffled voices . ' Well , now , ' said Volodya Golovchiner . ' We find out which of these rooms is the ...
... soldiers were dragging office furni- ture along dark corridors . Cupboard doors flew open and crashed shut . The soldiers swore in muffled voices . ' Well , now , ' said Volodya Golovchiner . ' We find out which of these rooms is the ...
Page 46
... soldiers . They were hugged , kissed and presented with flowers . Then a mysterious incident occurred . The disembarkation over , the ships left their moorings and were sailing past the Vorontsov lighthouse into the roadstead when ...
... soldiers . They were hugged , kissed and presented with flowers . Then a mysterious incident occurred . The disembarkation over , the ships left their moorings and were sailing past the Vorontsov lighthouse into the roadstead when ...
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... soldiers during the Intervention , so this warm , cosy , secluded beach was known as ' Austria ' . It was further away from town than the wide beach of Langeron Bay , so those who went were mostly people fond of solitude - and perhaps ...
... soldiers during the Intervention , so this warm , cosy , secluded beach was known as ' Austria ' . It was further away from town than the wide beach of Langeron Bay , so those who went were mostly people fond of solitude - and perhaps ...
Contents
Forerunners of Ostap Bender page | 7 |
Plywood Maze | 25 |
Barley Gruel | 29 |
Copyright | |
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