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The end of last week we had perfect August days. August Just as it promised The early morning sun entered between the curtains And...

Hamlet The noise is stilled. I come out on the stage. Leaning against the door-post I try to guess from the distant echo What is to...

And now to spring in Russia. " He reflected again that he thought of history, of what is called the course of history, not in the acc...

Winter Night Snow swept over the earth, Swept it from end to end. The candle on the table burned. Like swarms of summer midges ...

After the glorious warm weather autumn has arrived..... 'The autumn smelled of these brown bitter leaves and of many other gingery spice...

One of our memories of Granny is the colour lilac. It suited her eyes, her grey hair, her whole being. .... 'Her [Galuzina] favourite co...

Darling , Dearest Granny died today. 'In these hours when the silence, unfilled by any ceremony, was made almost tangibly oppressive by ...

The blossom trees are truly blossoming... 'There was a smell of all the flowers at once, as if the earth had been unconscious all day lo...

It's coming... We can feel it in our bones... 'First signs of spring. Thaw. The sleepy air smells of buttered pancakes and vodka as ...

So I've finished Dr. Zhivago. As you may have gathered from reading my comments on your posts I loved many parts of it. The description ...

One of reasons I'm really enjoying reading Dr. Zhivago is the theme of life and faith that runs though it. I haven't read many Russi...

I'm joining in with the group read at Nonsuch Books . I've seen the film many times but this is my first time of reading Dr. Zhivago...