Re: [Cz-L] Malanka

Hello Jerry,

"Valinky's" (Felt boots) were not typically worn
by the Ruthenians/Ukrainians in the Bukovina.
In 1944 The Russians who came to Czernowitz wore them.
Because of the war,leather was in short supply and that is why
felt-boots were worn. I remember people in Czernowitz
feeling sorry for the poor Russians whos feet were freezing
in these inadequate boots.

Mimi
Quoting yosi-jerry <eshet1_at_netvision.net.il>:

> Although the view is the same view, the style of boots has certainly
> changed. I still remember how proud I was when my parents could
> afford to buy me a pair of "Valinky's" (Felt boots) when the winter
> started in 1944.
> Yosef Eshet
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