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Category: Translation - Russian
Approval Date: 4/8/2026 4:00 PM
Family Surname:
Country: Russia
Town: Baku (Azerbaijan)
Date of Image: 1917

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Attached is the back of a 1917 photograph of a man wearing spectacles taken in Baku, Russian Empire. The front of the photograph reads in English: "Visit Portrait." There is no doubt that the photographed man appears also in another photograph which was once uploaded to ViewMate and read: "Фукс Либера-Лейзер (Fuchs Libera-Leyzer)." Would appreciate your assistance in the translation of the writing.

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4/9/2026 4:58 AM

«Славной Мурочкѣ отъ Л. Фукса 5/III 917 г. Ростовъ н/Д»
Расшифровка :
• Славной Мурочкѣ — нежное обращение к Марии или Марине или?....
• отъ Л. Фукса — от Либера Ароновича Фукса (предлог «отъ» и фамилия написаны с буквой «ер» на конце по старым правилам).
• 5/III 917 г. — дата: 5 марта 1917 года (всего через 3 дня после отречения от престола императора (царя) Николая II).
• Ростовъ н/Д — город Ростов-на-Дону, место, где была подарена фотография.
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Текст штампа (в декоративной рамке):ФОТОГРАФІЯ «КОНКУРЕНЦІЯ» Баку, Романовскій проспектъ Пассажъ-Рынокъ
Информация о месте съемки:
• «Конкуренция» — название фотоателье.
• Романовский проспект — престижная центральная улица Баку (сейчас улица Нигяр Рафибейли).
• Пассаж-Рынок — торговое здание, в котором располагалась студия (сохранилось до сих пор).
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• "To the Glorious Murochka from L. Fuchs, 5/III 917, Rostov-on-Don"
• Decoding:
• • The Glorious Murochka is a tender address for Maria or Marina or?....
• • from L. Fuchs is from Liber Aronovich Fuchs (the preposition "from" and the last name are written with the letter "er" at the end according to the old rules).
• • 5/III 917 — date: March 5, 1917 (only 3 days after the abdication of Emperor (Tsar) Nicholas II). • Rostov-on-Don — the city of Rostov-on-Don, where the photo was presented. ________________________________________
• Stamp text (in a decorative frame):PHOTOGRAPH "COMPETITION" Baku, Romanovsky Avenue Passage-Market Information about the shooting location:
• • "Competition" is the name of the photo studio.
• • Romanovsky Avenue is a prestigious central street in Baku (now Nigar Rafibeyli Street).
• • Passage Market is a commercial building that housed the studio (it still stands today).
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