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Russians who comprised the small community living in Gabarevo were registered at the city hall as Matvei Pavlovich Kolishev, Sergei Maximovich Kuzmich, and Iakov Simeonovich Latvinov. The other Russians were employed by Dr. Alexiev and Eleonora Kruger, and cooked and cleaned their house.
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