Russian Civil War: NRA DVR & old maids

[John Dunn]

On the subject of девчёнка[devchenka] is anyone on the list able to detect a difference in meaning or usage between the plural forms девчёнки[devchenki] and девчата[devchata]?

John Dunn.

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Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 15:56:42 -0400
Subject: [SEELANGS] Russian Civil War: NRA DVR & old maids

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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