Between Two Worlds: The Life of a Young Pole in Russia, 1939–46

326 Pages·1987·42.42 MB·English

by  K.S. Karol, Eamonn McArdle

THE OF A
LIFE
YOUNG
POLE
IN RUSSIA
1939-46
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BOSTO ARY"
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Between Two Worlds
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BETWEEN
WORLDS
The Life of a Young Pole
Russia
in
1939—46
K.S.KARQL
Translated from the French
by Eamonn McArdle
A NEW REPUBLIC BOOK
HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY NEW YORK
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©
Copyright 1983 by Librairie Arthème Fayard
©
Translation copyright 1986 by
Henry Holt and Company, Inc., and Pluto Press
All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce
this book or portions thereof in any form.
First published in the United States in February 1987 by
Henry Holt and Company, Inc.,
521 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10175.
Distributed in Canada by Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited,
195 Allstate Parkway, Markham, Ontario L3R 4T8.
Originally published in France under the title
Solik: Tribulations d'unjeune Polonais dans la Russie en guerre.
This English translation has been somewhat abridged
from the original French.
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Karol, K. S.
Between two worlds.
Translation of: Solik.
"A New Republic book."
1. Karol, K. S. 2. World War, 1939-1945—
Personal narratives, Polish. —3. World War,—1939-1945—
Soviet Union.— 4. Stu—dents Soviet Union Biography.
5. Stude—nts Poland Biography. 6. Soviet Union
History German occupation, 1941-1945. I. Title.
D811.5.K36813 1987 940.54'81'438 86-14254
ISBN 0-8050-0099-2
First American Edition
Designed by Jeffrey L. Ward
Printed in the United States of America
13579 8642
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ISBN D-fiDSD-DDTT-E
Contente
SOLIK
1 / 1
2 / NIEVKA 70
3 / THE MYECHOTKA MUSKETEERS 120
4 POZHARNIK 166
/
5/KLAVA 217
6 NYEZNAKOMKA 271
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Between Two Worlds