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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