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nabokov_kadewe photo.jpg
A photograph of the young Vladimir Nabokov taken at KaDeWe, Berlin's department store, during his 6th year of exile, as the writer's handwritten caption indicates.

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Maximum-Drehgestellt Triebwagen der Berliner Strassenbahn-Betrieb GmbH, Umbau 1925

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Berlin Streetcar (Grosse Berliner Strassenbahn), 1924

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Hawa-Triebwagen (TF 20/29), Berliner Verkehrs-AG (BVG), 1920

Nabokov_Guide_TheNYer_Mar1_1976_1.jpg
"A Guide to Berlin" is a short story written by Vladimir Nabokov in 1925 in Berlin. The first English translation was published inThe New Yorkeron March 1, 1976.

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In the early 1920s, Berlin was home to almost 360 000 Russian emigres. This map shows where some of the most prominent members of the Russian Berlin community lived during their stay in the city, as well as the sites of Russian Berlin and Berlin…

russian_berlin.jpg
major sites of the Russian emigre community in the 1920s Berlin (embassies, relief agencies, banks, restaurants, as well as publishing houses, bookstores, and libraries)

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a map of tourist sites of Berlin ca. 1908: cultural, historical sites, imperial castles, palaces, museums, theaters Berlin Sightseeing, 1908 Tourist Guide to Berlin: "Sehenswürdigkeiten," Neuester Plan und Wegweiser von Berlin, Berlin W: Albert…
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