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Russian Courtroom Tales
Fischer, Louis | May 1, 1929 issue

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The article discusses the book "The Curious Lottery and Other Tales of Russian Justice," by Walter Duranty. Duranty is as cynical as he is romantic. Though he thinks he has the soul of a reporter he thrills privately to miniature drama yet he detests the theater. He is peculiarly sensitive to surroundings and learns, learns, learns. His realism matches his cynicism, and a love of shrill extremes pairs with his romanticism. The tales collected here record actual occurrences quite faithfully.

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CURIOUS Lottery & Other Tales of Russian Justice, The (Book); DURANTY, Walter; LITERATURE; CYNICISM; PSYCHOLOGY; GAMBLING
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