Robert Louis Stevenson so many irons in the fire". He wrote "The Beach of Falesa", "Catriona" (titled "David Balfour" in the US), "The Ebb-Tide", and the "Vailima Letters" during this period. Stevenson grew depressed and wondered if he had exhausted his creative vein, as he had been "overworked bitterly" and that the best he could write was "ditch-water". He even feared that he might again become a helpless invalid. He rebelled against this idea: "I wish to die in my boots; no more Land of Counterpane for me. To be drowned, to be shot, to be thrown from a horse — ay, to
Hero (title) (12) cities and one fortress for outstanding heroism during the Eastern Front (1941–1945). The twelve Soviet cities awarded the title "Hero-City" are The one fortress awarded the title "Hero-Fortress" is Brest. Each was awarded a Gold Star Medal to attach to its banner, and is allowed to the image of the medal on its coat of arms. Repeat awards of the titles "Hero of the Soviet Union" and "Hero of Socialist Labor" were allowed until the practice was abolished during perestroika. Afterwards, each title could be awarded to a recipient only once in their lifetime. Several nations with communist governments