funkag Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 <p>Or Ukrainian, I'm not sure...</p> <p>My brother picked up a Zorki 4 for me in Prague (with just about the nicest Jupiter 8 I've ever seen - it's clean, smooth, completely unSoviet...). The camera has an inscription engraved in the back - can anyone translate it? I've attached a large jpeg, which will hopefully be easier for someone to read.</p> <p>Thanks!!! </p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_metcalfe Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 <p> "To Wacław Martinek in memory of your stay at the Pioneer camp of the "Gomselmash" factory. July 1973. City of Gomel."<br> Gomel is a city in Belarus. Gomselmash is a Soviet-style name for "Gomel agricultural machinery" or something to that effect. The company still exists, per Google. Pioneers were the Soviet version of Boy and Girl Scouts. I'm guessing Wacław Martinek was a Polish visitor. <br> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles_stobbs3 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 A nice present for both you and Waclaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkag Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 <p>Thanks so much Jim - I really appreciate it.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken_jeanette1 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 <p>Actually, its so smooth and nice because it's a Zorki counterfeit, made by Leica in the lean years.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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