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There was a card party at the rooms of narumov of the horse guards. Until now tolstoy has been my favourite russian author but i must say hes got some real competition now. W ell, its taken pushkin press 15 years to get round to it, but at last it has published a book by its namesake. This dover thrift edition the queen of spades and other stories offers an enjoyable introduction to alexander pushkin, an early nineteenth century russian poet and writer.
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