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A Jewish musiker,
Alex Herzovitch,
wound his Schubert around and around
like diamonds.
Morning to night, happy, oh happy,
he ground out that same old
sonata, ground it by rote, ground it
to a…
Contributor:
Osip Mandelstam
Places:
Moscow, USSR (Moscow, Russia)
Date:
1931
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In the province of Mollive, there is an old woman who is known for her shtetl wisdom, her old sayings, and her folktales. I met her quite by chance. Her…
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A. Litvin, Sonya the Wise Woman (Sonya Naimark)
Places:
Russian Empire (Russia, Russia)
Date:
1917
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“Miss Duncan? The dancer? What is that—ballet?” No, it is not ballet. Missing here are the two predominant elements that make up modern ballet: there is neither dance technique nor women wearing…
Contributor:
Arkadii Georgevich Gornfeld
Places:
St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (St Petersburg, Russia)
Date:
1905