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However modestly my parents lived in the country, however little I was used to luxury and every comfort, at least at home I was used to cleanliness and order…
Contributor:
Grigory Bogrov
Places:
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Date:
1863
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The train pulls up to the platform, steaming and boiling like a samovar.
Lazar is standing on the platform—short, glowing, joyful—waving his dirty handkerchief at the cars.
The train is on its way to…
Contributor:
David Khait
Places:
Moscow, USSR (Moscow, Russia)
Date:
1928
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The heder was in the basement. It was a dark, damp room with a low ceiling. There were two windows on the ground level. In the middle of the room, there was a long wooden table covered with books, two…
Contributor:
Doiv Ber Levin
Places:
Petrograd, USSR (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Date:
1932