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Word: martyrâ (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1923-1923
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Solemnity, like the pall of night, quickly fell upon the momentary levity as the Priest held the child high in his arms, saying: "I dedicate thee, Rosa, little flower of human life, to the cause of Russian women?Rosa, sweetest of flowers; Luxembourg, honored name of a martyr???beauty and sacrifice." As if in obedience to a magic wand the entire assembly rose, and with the passion of youth and the feeling of age the Internationale was sung?then...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sovietskie Barishnee | 12/10/1923 | See Source »

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