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Reminiscences, N. N. (Nikolaĭ Nikolaevich) Poppe

East Asian Studies Press

Reminiscences by Nicholas Poppe: The idea of writing down my reminiscences has come from my friends in the United States, Europe and Japan. Listening to some episodes of my life, such as my travels in Siberia and Mongolia and my activities in the Soviet Union and war-time Germany, they urged me to write everything down so that it could be read by people. I agree that this is a good idea, especially in view of the fact that 1 have met many interesting people and witnessed events not experienced by people outside places where these events took place. I am …