INTRODUCTION
I HAVE LIVED AMONG ROYALTY, PEASANTS, AND PROSTITUTES. My name is Anya Pavlovitch. I was born in Moscow early in the twentieth century, the same year as the birth of the teddy bear. But I get ahead of myself. The story starts with my parents and this is their journey.
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The Fiancé
Kira peered down from the top of the stairs to see Colonel Mikhail Vershinin standing in the foyer. Her memory did not recall him as a stout man with a scruffy beard. The Colonel wore a dark blue high-collared double-breasted tunic with a thin belt cinched around his belly and straight-legged trousers. Continue reading
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Moping In Moscow
KIRA STOOD NEXT TO THE PICTURE WINDOW of their Moscow apartment and observed the movement down on the cobbled street. Several carriages passed by along with a horseless carriage. What a funny looking contraption, she thought. Continue reading
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The Musketeers Follow
“URI, GET PACKED WE’RE GOING TO MOSCOW.” Roman led Ivan into the stable and opened his stall door. Continue reading
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A Garden Party
KIRA PICKED UP THE HEM OF HER DRESS and accompanied her father down the stoned steps to the garden. Roman, still under orders, followed close behind. The white rose pinned just above her ear symbolized her remembrance of the poem … Continue reading
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