May 29, 2014

Publicity Portrait


Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, November 6, 1969. Elena, one of the two younger sisters of my paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, writes, "To Tanusha, my little sister.* I am posing in costume. This is how I earn money. I am living the life of a widow."

Thanks again to my friend, D, for translating the text from Russian to English.

*[My paternal Grandmother was the eldest of six children; Elena must refer to Tatjana's size, not her age.]

2 comments:

edutcher said...

Hey, stock photos are necessary.

PS The "usha" ending denotes affection in Russian?

Like the "ie" ("sweetie") in English?

Irene said...

Yes, the diminutive signals affection.