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- ↑ "ПОЗНАНСКИЙ АЛЕКСАНДР НИКОЛАЕВИЧ" (in Russian). Molodaya Gvardiya.
- ↑ "Alexander Poznansky". Yale University Library. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ↑ Griffiths, Paul (5 January 1992). "Outing Peter Ilyich". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ↑ "Tchaikovsky: The Quest for the Inner Man review". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ↑ "Tchaikovsky: The Quest for the Inner Man review". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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