We are up to holiday appetizers and Part 3 of my story, Beautiful People (click for Part 1, Part 2, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7).
3. Hassidic Jews – from Hassidism, a religious movement originated in Southern Poland in 18th century
4. Reds – supporters of the Red (Bolshevik, later Communist) Army
5. Whites – supporters of the old regime, or Czarist Army
6. Greens – supporters of the Ukrainian Nationalist Army, as well as random gangs or unaffiliated marauders. All of these were warring factions during the Civil War of 1918 – 1920.
7. Vera Kholodnaya – one of the most famous Russian silent movie actresses, analogous to Bette Davis or Marlene Dietrich.
8. Shivah – seven days of mourning following the death of a relative.
9. Birobidjan – an autonomous republic established for Jews by Stalin’s order in 1934, located…
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Still good
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You mean, it hasn’t spoiled since last year? Thank you very much!
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🙂
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Perhaps if she had simply told her father it was a non-Jewish holiday, he might have heard better, but i somehow doubt it. Again, i love your stories, and something different jumps out at me each time you repeat them.
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That’s exactly what she told him, and he heard her perfectly well, but he was making a point that Soviet (i.e. communist) holidays did not exist for him, as well as the entire regime.
I am so very pleased that you like my stories, dear Mimi!
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Thank you for the great insight into Russian history too, Dolly! There is so much i never before heared or had read about. Michael
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Thank you so much for your interest and your kind comments, dear friend!
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Always with a great pleasure, Dolly! Thank you!!!
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The pleasure is all mine, Michael.
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:-))
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