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B0D8MB1PWQ M4B@128 kbps A biography capturing the adult life of Dr. Milorad Velimirovi, a Serb who studied and lived in Czarist Russia in the decades just before WWI and the Russian Revolution. His life is revealed through letters home which contain descriptions of concerts and plays, politics of the day and his attendance at social events all of this is in addition to the expected personal and familial concerns of an eldest son for his parents and younger brothers and sisters. These writings from one present at the moment provide a fresh look at events that are now distant history. The letters are introduced and given context by the remembrances of his son Prof. Milo Velimirovi, who was also the translator. This audiobook also includes a brief genealogical register of the Velimirovi family.