Soviet Union, 1940. The is my paternal Grandmother's mother, Nina. After the Russian Revolution and the execution of her husband, Pavel, Nina continued to live in the Soviet Union.
Nina's expression, the way she holds the wildflowers, her hat, and her ill-fitting stockings speak to me.
Lifespans were shorter then, and times were harder. People looked older. It's difficult for me to digest that Nina was only sixty-five years old when this photograph was taken. I also find it amazing that her daughter, Tatjana, was about that same age when we sat for this snapshot.
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