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Ivan Chonkin is a simple, bumbling peasant who has been drafted into the Red Army. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, he is sent to an obscure village with one week's ration of canned meat and orders to guard a downed plane. Apparently forgotten by his unit, Chonkin resumes his life as a peasant and passes the war peacefully tending the village postmistress's garden.

The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private

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      Publisher: Northwestern University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 3/30/1995 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780810112438, 978-0810112438
      ISBN10: 0810112434

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      Book Synopsis
      Ivan Chonkin is a simple, bumbling peasant who has been drafted into the Red Army. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, he is sent to an obscure village with one week's ration of canned meat and orders to guard a downed plane. Apparently forgotten by his unit, Chonkin resumes his life as a peasant and passes the war peacefully tending the village postmistress's garden.

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