Molotov's Magic Lantern: Travels in Russian History
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
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Rachel Polonsky., & Rachel Polonsky|AUTHOR. (2011). Molotov's Magic Lantern: Travels in Russian History . Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

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Rachel Polonsky and Rachel Polonsky|AUTHOR. 2011. Molotov's Magic Lantern: Travels in Russian History. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

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Rachel Polonsky and Rachel Polonsky|AUTHOR. Molotov's Magic Lantern: Travels in Russian History Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.

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