Incoming Mail into North Russia 1919

[Chris Grimshaw]

Afternoon Team

Any assistance on this card attached pleased,  I cannot work out what language it's written in for starters.  Presume the Russian cancel is Murmansk.

Card is a view of H.M.S. CZARITZA which was a 'hired' transport by this time.

Cheers

Chris

[Alan Baker]

Looks like French to me

[Chris Grimshaw]

Thanks Alan

Could be right, still cannot read it though.

Chris

[Alan Baker]

Are the frankings Lerwick?

[Alan Baker]

Friday, 22 VIII
We find ourselves at Lerwick where our boat is taking ..... Everything is well ....... ....have no sickness? ....

Best I can do

[Michael Dobbs]

All I can help with is the UK postal marking - LERWICK on 23 AU 19 which ties in with when it was written (22 VIII).

Mike

[Peter Harvey]

The Russian datestamp is АРХНГЕЛЬСК which I think is correct for Archangel

Peter

[Chris Grimshaw]

Thanks everyone. 

Can confirm it is ARCHANGEL

Chris

[Neil Williams]

Folks

further translation.... our ship is taking on coal.

The closing sentence is 'Tomorrow we continue our journey'

at the moment I'm stuck on the phrase between 'All goes well ..... there is no (sea)sickness'

back to the dictionary and watch this space (or not!)

Neil W

[Sozont Singh]

Chris, hello!

Yes, it is "Arkhangelsk" - Архангельск.
Below is the address in Russian and maybe the addressee's name or some other comment (did not fit into the photo).

[Sozont Singh]

Placed the beginning: "Sobornaya ulitsa" -  Sobornaya street.
This is one of the streets of Arkhangelsk (before the Bolsheviks, who renamed it to Karl Liebknecht's street).


I think that the addressee lived here.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ulitsa+Karla+Libknekhta,+2,+Arkhangel'sk,+Arkhangelskaya+oblast',+163100/@64.5350673,40.5149176,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x441836809e55d427:0xc1e21b87e6831461!8m2!3d64.535065!4d40.5171062

[Chris Grimshaw]

Thanks All

I'll re-post the card without cropping.

Chris

[Howard Weinert]

The Czaritza was one of several transports that carried troops to and from Arkhangelsk.
The sender of this card was probably one of the French soldiers who took part in the Allied intervention.

[Chris Grimshaw]

Thanks Howard

Wondered if that was the case.

Chris