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...enough to serve his term in the army he was making free with another man's wife. His father thought marriage would cool him off, but his wife, after his mistress, was a disappointment to Gregor. He soon abandoned her and went off with the hot-blooded Aksinia to a nearby estate, where he got a job as coachman. When his term for military service fell due, he said goodbye to Aksinia with no misgivings. But Gregor was gone too long; before his service was up Russia was at war with Germany. Gregor made a good soldier, won four...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Don Cossack | 7/2/1934 | See Source »

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