Hi Tom,
I am not sure there is a connection with babushki in this phrase (or it has
been lost over time) but it is much like what we in the US call "Indian
Summer." I have never heard an explanantion as to why a late summer is
connected to Indians.
Let me hear from you.
Regards, Bob Moore
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 11:32:18
+0400Subject: Expat List Two questions
1 Does anyone know why this wonderful weather is known here as ‘Babye
leta’. I found out that Czech has the same expression and it is very similar
in German. What is the connection with old ladies?
2 We have some French friends who are third generation Russian émigrés
and they want to trace their family in pre revolutionary Moscow where the
family tradition has it that they were owners of one of the largest shops. How
could we begin to find out about commerce in Moscow: are there lists of
businesses or the such like? If available on the internet, it would be best,
but a simple Google search turned up nothing of great interest.
Tom Manson
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