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Birds of Heaven and Other Stories

Vladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko

Translator Clarence Augustus Manning

Publisher: e-artnow

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"Birds of Heaven and Other Stories" is a collection of short stories by Vladimir Korolenko, a Russian writer, an opponent of the Tsarist regime in his early years, and the Bolsheviks in his later years. This collection reflects his ideas, represented in the stories of ordinary people that have to live through difficult times of these unjust political regiments.
Available since: 11/20/2023.
Print length: 273 pages.

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