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[Robert Orr]

one could combine the two images: "drooping cheeks like barrage balloons"? 

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From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list [mailto:SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Elena Gapova
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 1:35 PM
To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] гинденбурговские щеки


Second thoughts: if the airship was named after the WWI general and as the biggest and famous was well known, it seems quite possible that the face of the man after whom it was named was familiar to many.
e.g. 


2012/5/6 Elena Gapova <e.gapova at gmail.com>


Well, there are two people and one zeppelin that go under this name: 
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B3
 
The first man (see his photo at: http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B3,_%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D1%84%D0%BE%D0%BD ) might "match" the description.  I do not know, though, how well known he was at the time. 

 
Elena Gapova

6 мая 2012 г. 11:10 пользователь Robert Chandler <kcf19 at dial.pipex.com> написал: 


Dear all,

Can anyone help me with the words обвисшие гинденбурговские щеки?

 И действительно, это лицо лучше сфотографировать, чем нарисовать, У Андреаса львиный лоб, нависшие густые брови, тяжелые складки рта, большой нос, обвисшие гинденбурговские щеки и выпуклые, воспаленные и одновременно тусклые, желто-серые глаза.

Grossman is describing a deranged, elderly Armenian peasant.  He was writing this in 1961.

Thanks!

Robert

Robert Chandler, 42 Milson Road, London, W14 OLD

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