Sputnik, Issue 8Novosti Press Agency., 1997 |
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... roubles . He had taken the cash and tucked it away .. Then he began losing . He grew excited , and when he ran up a debt of 40,000 roubles , he de- cided to double it and stake the entire huge sum on a single card . Alyabyev tried to ...
... roubles . He had taken the cash and tucked it away .. Then he began losing . He grew excited , and when he ran up a debt of 40,000 roubles , he de- cided to double it and stake the entire huge sum on a single card . Alyabyev tried to ...
Page 110
... rouble coin with the image of the new. Sputnik No8 he Russian rouble of 1825 known as the ' Constan- tine ' , " the auctioneer said . Dead silence reigned in the hall . There has been no mention of this rouble among collectors for more ...
... rouble coin with the image of the new. Sputnik No8 he Russian rouble of 1825 known as the ' Constan- tine ' , " the auctioneer said . Dead silence reigned in the hall . There has been no mention of this rouble among collectors for more ...
Page 111
... roubles changed hands . Its new owner proved to be a Russian collector . Of course , he didn't give his name and bid who was the Emperor's Governor - General in Poland , lived in Warsaw , courted Polish beauties and had no intention ...
... roubles changed hands . Its new owner proved to be a Russian collector . Of course , he didn't give his name and bid who was the Emperor's Governor - General in Poland , lived in Warsaw , courted Polish beauties and had no intention ...
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