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2005-09-05 10:54 am

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From right to left: my great-grandfather Sergey, his wife Marya, her sister Evdokiya and her family.
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2005-09-04 07:01 pm

50s or 60s



My maternal Grandmother's step-mother Marya with a relative of hers.
The most interesting fact about Marya Andreevna was that she never learnt to read. She couldn't read a word till the end of her life.

Москвичам будет интересно: это "утюг" в Петропавловском переулке. Видна колокольня церкви Петра и Павла, на которой тогда не было купола. Оцените, как эффектно вырисовывается на фоне высотка на Котельнической набережной.