Russian Civil War: NRA DVR & old maids

[atacama@global.co.za]

Dear Seelangers,

With reference to the Rusian Civil War in 1920s in the Far East/Mongolia,
what would these Russian initials stand for in Russian text:

NRA = ? National Revolutionary Army ?
DVR = Far East Republic (that's easy)

re: manservant = person/human/chelovek
nowadays a waitress seems to be "maiden" (devushka).
What happened to "devitza" and "devche:nka" ? (only joking).
"Staraya Deva" we know, they are sent off to nunneries.

Thanks

Vera Beljakova

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