Ostrova moey pamyati ("The Islands of my
Memory"), by L. N. Shtern: http://www.pchela.ru/podshiv/28_29/ostrova.htm.
I post the reference to this article in Russian because it mentions Monsieur
Loustalot who gave VN boxing and fencing lessons (see Speak, Memory, p. 141).
Btw., my first published article (in collaboration with D. B. Johnson) was
on Loustalot ("Skeletons in the Closet," by A. Sklepikov, in Zembla). Another
reason why this memoir has a special appeal for me is because I live not
far from the Ostrova (the park area in St. Petersburg decribed by the
author).
Alexey Sklyarenko