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    Baltic. Written in the years 1927–8, it was published as Король, дама, валет (Korol', dama, valet) in Russian in October 1928 and then translated into...
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  • characteristic painters of the circle of "Jack of Diamonds" (Russian: Бубновый Валет). He was born in the cossack village Mikhailovskaya-on-Don (near Volgograd)...
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    Knave of Diamonds (Russian: «Бубновый валет», Romanized: Bubnovyi Valet), also called Jack Of Diamonds, was a circle of avant-garde artists in Russia...
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    dūzis (deuce) Russian туз (ace or deuce), король (king), дама (dame, lady), валет Possibly Charlemagne, or Charles VII, in which case Rachel (see below) would...
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    novel) in a Moscow hotel. Special Assignments: The Jack of Spades / Пиковый валет (1999). A novella about confidence men. 1886. Fandorin hunts down a clever...
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  • English translation: Mary (1970) (1928) Korol', dama, valet (Король, дама, валет); English translation: King, Queen, Knave (1968) (1930) Zashchita Luzhina...
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  • Кукольный Театр) — 2:52 Valet i Dama (The Jack and the Queen, Russian: Валет и Дама) — 3:31 Vesyolye Trolli (The Jolly Trolls, Russian: Веселые Тролли)...
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    for King Д (дама, dama from German: Dame or French: Dame) for Queen В (валет, valet from French: valet) for Jack The names for the pip cards are derived...
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  • featuring his character Erast Fandorin: The Jack of Spades (Russian Пиковый валет) and The Decorator (Russian Декоратор). Special Assignments was originally...
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    founding members of the Knave of Diamonds arts association (Russian: Бубновый валет, Romanized: Bubnovyi Valet). The association's inaugural exhibition was...
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    паранойи") 1998 The Pale Horseman, Black Jack (Russian: "Бледный всадник, Черный Валет") 1999 Lost Light (Russian: "Утраченный свет") 2000 Hurricane Eye (Russian:...
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  • Pigeon Vladimir Nabokov (as V. Sirin) – King, Queen, Knave («Король, дама, валет», Korol', dama, valet) Baroness Orczy – Skin o' My Tooth Anthony Powell...
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    also published a number of humorous and satirical books, such as Званковы валет (The Jack of Diamonds; 1961) Да новых венікаў (To New Wreaths; 1963) Ці...
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  • creativity) - Leningrad: Nauka, 1988. - pp. 287–289. Pospelov, G. Бубновый валет (Jack of Diamonds) - Moscow: Soviet artist, 1990. - ISBN 5-269-00079-2 ...
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    Exhibition of works by artists of group «Jack of Diamonds» (Russian: «Бубновый валет», also called as «Knave of Diamonds») was opened in Moscow in the Tretyakov...
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  • painter, exhibitor of the circle of "Jack of Diamonds" (Russian: Бубновый Валет), Honored Art worker of Russian Federation (b. 1881). December 13 — Wassily...
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