Grossman: sotrudnik kommunotdela / kommunotdelets

[Suasso]

A local Communal department was responsible for the Communal appartments, 
alloting living space to people, issuing the permits, expropriating e.g. 
monasteries, expulsing the original inhabitants or owners etc.

I gather from your quote that Vavilova was brought to her new quarters bij 
someone from the Housing department, and that a certain Magazanik was no 
very happy about it, maybe because he had used the room up to that moment.



I am sure you will find the right translation.


Frans Suasso

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From: "Robert Chandler" <kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM>
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Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 7:49 PM
Subject: [SEELANGS] Grossman: sotrudnik kommunotdela / kommunotdelets


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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