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The City of Literature looses the iconic book market

Ludmilla Barnes

Ludmilla Barnes Source: Photo credit: Aaron Wan

Residents and guests of Melbourne venturing to the Fed Square Atrium on Saturdays for many years could not go past a very popular book market. Unfortunately the administration has made the decision to close it. Our guest Ludmilla Barns together with her husband Andrew was running a stall for about 14 years and told us that public is very upset to loose such a popular city iсon. And especially - losing a unique opportunity to buy books about Russia, because her stall operated under the banner of Mother Russia


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Residents and guests of Melbourne venturing to the Fed Square Atrium on Saturdays for many years could not go past a very popular book market. Unfortunately the administration has made the decision to close it. Our guest Ludmilla Barns together with her husband Andrew was running a stall for about 14 years and told us that public is very upset to loose such a popular city iсon. And especially - losing a unique opportunity to buy books about Russia, because her stall operated under the banner of Mother Russia



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