1st March 1919 Saturday
Pancake Saturday!
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“Saturday, March 1st was ‘Pancake Saturday’, and a big holiday in Archangel. The streets were crowded. All the barishnas were out in their Sunday best, and most of the men were drunk. Lots of families drove up and down the Troitska in huge boat-shaped sleighs drawn by three or four horses.”
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