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Mother

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by Maxim Gorky

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Has anyone read the Foreign Languages Publishing House (Moscow) Version ? Its longer than the other versions (about 400 pages) . If anyone can tell me how many pages are there in the original Russian novel ?
Seva Most of the russian-language editions have around 300 pages. Mine has 270.
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Did the author died or he has been killed by the Soviet?
Seva Although Gorky had some controversy with soviet government and spent part of his life abroad, he was also one of the highest-selling russian authors o…moreAlthough Gorky had some controversy with soviet government and spent part of his life abroad, he was also one of the highest-selling russian authors of all time and came back in 1930s. He died from common cold and.(less)
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what is the meaning of mother affection?
Danish Mahdi
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