Grossman: sotrudnik kommunotdela / kommunotdelets

[Oleg Pashuk]

OK... How about "building management official?"


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From: "Robert Chandler" <kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM>
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Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Grossman: sotrudnik kommunotdela / kommunotdelets


>I appreciate that that is the meaning, but I would to like to preserve more
> of the flavour of the time.
>
> R.
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>>  It means "Public Service Official"
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Robert Chandler" <kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM>
>> To: <SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu>
>> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 1:49 PM
>> Subject: [SEELANGS] Grossman: sotrudnik kommunotdela / kommunotdelets
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>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> This phrase is from the story V Gorode Berdicheve, which is set during 
>> the
>> Polish-Soviet War of 1919-21.  Here is the para:
>>  Вавилова  въехала  со  скандалом.  Ее  привел  на  квартиру  сотрудник
>> коммунотдела,  худой  мальчик  в кожаной куртке и буденовке. Магазаник 
>> ругал
>> его по-еврейски, коммунотделец молчал и пожимал плечами.
>>
>> It is not a phrase I’ve come across before:
>> A commune official?
>> A clerk from the commune office?
>>
>> Any better ideas, anyone?
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Robert
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