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Little Known Facts About Volhynia

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In 1900, two large printing offices in Zhitomir issued nearly one-half of all the Hebrew books printed in Russia. (Source: 1900 Encyclopedia Brittanica, thanks to Al Rosenfield.)
The famous composer Stravinsky and his family, who normally lived in St. Petersburg, spent their summers in the country at Ustilug. (Source:http://www.chesternovello.com/Default.aspx?TabId=2431&State_2905=2&composerId_2905=1530)

 

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