From Russia, with Dog

Elena, the sister of my paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, sent Tatjana four interesting photos of herself and her dog:

Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, August 1963. "Here I am, looking the same as always. Next to me is Asta, my dog. To Tanjusha, my dear little sister, as a souvenir from me. I love you, as always. With all my heart, your Lelja."

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Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, September 1963. "Evening. I was walking with my dog. I sat down to rest. Asta wanted to put her muzzle on my knee. I was trying to persuade her to sit down next to me. The film negative was scratched. As a result, there is a spot on my cheek."

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Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, September 1963. "Evening on the shore of the bay. The sun is setting. I was admiring the evening clouds."

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Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, August 1963. "To Tanjusha from Lelja. My favorite sport—swimming. I love to swim off far away and swim for a long time. My Asta is running after me. She is always afraid that I will drown and wants to outrun me so that I won’t swim out far."

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Thanks to my friend, D, for translating the narrative on the backs of these photos.