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“Tek sam mnogo kasnije pojmio da Rusi, zbog siromaštva i oskudice u kojoj žive, općenito vole da se zabavljaju svojim jadima, da se kao djeca igraju njima i da se malokad stide svoje nesreće. U beskrajnom nizu sivih dana i jad je blagdan, i požar je zabava; na praznom licu i ogrebotina je - ukras...” quote by Maxim Gorky — Download Open image

““Tek sam mnogo kasnije pojmio da Rusi, zbog siromaštva i oskudice u kojoj žive, općenito vole da se zabavljaju svojim jadima, da se kao djeca igraju njima i da se malokad stide svoje nesreće. U beskrajnom nizu sivih dana i jad je blagdan, i požar je zabava; na praznom licu i ogrebotina je - ukras...””

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