Ôîòîàðõèâ Íèíû Øóäíàò Õàðáèí--Öèíäàî--Øàíõàé--Àâñòðàëèÿ

Hi

It probably will not suprise you to know have already closely examined most of these photographs (I need to get a life!)

In photograpgh one, the man on the very far left of the image looks very much like Paul Kimin, an artist (painter) who I can tell you quiet a bit of information about. He and one other are the only two that look relatively young.

In the first photograph of the second row (I haven't seen this image before) I am delighted to see Vladimir seated second from the left. I would love to know where that photograph was taken or whom the group are.

In the third row the second last picture do you think that is Nina Panchenko (I need to memorise her married surname) seated fourth from the right side of the image? I contacted her mother years ago online but sadly she did not wish to correspond. I was rather saddened by that.

So many familiar faces but I do not know who they are. Sadly Nina appears in none. There are slight possibilities but they are not worthy of consideration.

Thank you for bringing these to my attention. It is very pleasing to see Valdimir.
With gratitude

Ïðèâåò

Âîçìîæíî, âàñ íå óäèâèò, ÷òî ÿ óæå âíèìàòåëüíî èçó÷èë áîëüøèíñòâî ýòèõ ôîòîãðàôèé (ìíå íóæíî ïîëó÷èòü æèçíü!)

Íà ôîòîãðàôèè îäèí ìóæ÷èíà â ñàìîì äàëüíåì ëåâîì óãëó èçîáðàæåíèÿ î÷åíü ïîõîæ íà Ïîëà Êèìèíà, õóäîæíèêà (æèâîïèñöà), î êîòîðîì ÿ ìîãó ðàññêàçàòü âàì íåìíîãî èíôîðìàöèè. Îí è åùå îäèí ÷åëîâåê — åäèíñòâåííûå äâîå, êîòîðûå âûãëÿäÿò îòíîñèòåëüíî ìîëîäûìè.

Íà ïåðâîé ôîòîãðàôèè âòîðîãî ðÿäà (ÿ ðàíüøå íå âèäåë ýòó ôîòîãðàôèþ) ÿ ðàä âèäåòü Âëàäèìèðà, ñèäÿùåãî âòîðûì ñëåâà. Ìíå áû î÷åíü õîòåëîñü óçíàòü, ãäå áûëà ñäåëàíà ýòà ôîòîãðàôèÿ èëè êòî âõîäèò â ýòó ãðóïïó.

Êàê âû äóìàåòå, â òðåòüåì ðÿäó íà ïðåäïîñëåäíåé ôîòîãðàôèè Íèíà Ïàí÷åíêî (ìíå íóæíî çàïîìíèòü åå ôàìèëèþ ïî ìóæó), ñèäÿùàÿ ÷åòâåðòîé ñïðàâà íà èçîáðàæåíèè? ß ñâÿçàëñÿ ñ åå ìàòåðüþ ìíîãî ëåò íàçàä â Èíòåðíåòå, íî, ê ñîæàëåíèþ, îíà íå çàõîòåëà ïåðåïèñûâàòüñÿ. ß áûë äîâîëüíî îïå÷àëåí ýòèì.

Òàê ìíîãî çíàêîìûõ ëèö, íî ÿ íå çíàþ, êòî îíè. Ê ñîæàëåíèþ, Íèíà íå ïîÿâëÿåòñÿ íè íà îäíîé. Åñòü íåáîëüøèå âîçìîæíîñòè, íî îíè íå çàñëóæèâàþò ðàññìîòðåíèÿ.

Ñïàñèáî, ÷òî îáðàòèëè íà ýòî ìîå âíèìàíèå. Î÷åíü ïðèÿòíî âèäåòü Âëàäèìèðà.
Ñ áëàãîäàðíîñòüþ

Sorry I was wrong. Paul Kimin did not spend anytime in Shanghai, Harbin but rather Germany. So it is not him in the photograph.
My mistake.

The Mandrygin family in front of the Cathedral. Shanghai, 1956
Ñåìüÿ Ìàíäðûãèíûõ ïåðåä ñîáîðîì. Øàíõàé, 1956 ã.

1957
Haven’t written a word since departure – very resentful! My heart aches for us. Emma Karl has died (August). I am afraid that it is very hard for M. both emotionally and financially! Lydia’s sickness – one after another. How are you? Are you well? We hope to see you in person. Dear Nina I appeal to you to reckon in your mind to where and to whom we need to come with request upon arrival so that we could find a decent job for Petre. If it is possible, bespeak on our behalf in an introductory letter. All who have written that it is IMPORTANT.

1957
Íå íàïèñàë íè ñëîâà ñ ìîìåíòà îòúåçäà – î÷åíü îáèäíî! Ñåðäöå áîëèò çà íàñ. Ýììà Êàðë óìåðëà (àâãóñò). Áîþñü, ÷òî Ì. î÷åíü òÿæåëî è ýìîöèîíàëüíî, è ìàòåðèàëüíî! Áîëåçíè Ëèäèè – îäíà çà äðóãîé. Êàê ó âàñ äåëà? Âû çäîðîâû? Íàäååìñÿ óâèäåòü âàñ ëè÷íî. Äîðîãàÿ Íèíà, ïðîøó âàñ ïî ïðèåçäó ïîñ÷èòàòü â óìå, êóäà è ê êîìó íàì íóæíî îáðàòèòüñÿ ñ ïðîñüáîé, ÷òîáû ìû íàøëè Ïåòðå äîñòîéíóþ ðàáîòó. Åñëè âîçìîæíî, çàñòóïèòåñü çà íàñ â ñîïðîâîäèòåëüíîì ïèñüìå. Âñå, êòî íàïèñàë, ÷òî ýòî ÂÀÆÍÎ.