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Article: A little nostalgia: the detective novels of Alexandra Marinina.
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- International Fiction Review
- Article date:
- January 1, 2005
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2005 International Fiction Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Old Songs about the Main Things. In December 2002, Russkoe Radio-2, a station that broadcasts songs of the Soviet era, celebrated the year of its work with a party advertised as "Our Motherland is the USSR!" Appetizers served featured such hits of "Soviet cuisine" as Olivie salad, salami, spiced vodka, and stewed pears. Guests older than thirty immediately plunged into a state of nostalgia for the good old days. In the end of the celebration, each guest received as a gift a can of sardines, a can of caviar, Odessa smoked sausage, a can of peas, a bottle of Stolichnaya, and a marinated herring. The food that used to symbolize Soviet well-being was packed in a long forgotten net ...
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Article: New World Symphony players show off their skills as soloists.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL);
April 27, 2006 ;
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......provided equally resplendent support. An intimate approach is arguably more valid than full-throated virtuosity in the reflective nostalgia of Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto. Marc Rovetti proved a sensitive and mostly polished advocate for Barber's brand of...
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