Kaufmann

[mariab]

Hello, Lynn.
I'm glad about the Stanford developments, and curious about the results. To examine only the last half of 1888 for a start (and as next, perhaps the 1889-1991 years?) is the most practical, right to the point approach, I think.
I'm sure you and your wife will have much fun with your exertions. Her taffeta dress? Wow! You guys are total pervs! Just make sure that the dress does not get stained with blood or mud from too much enthusiasm!
I'm afraid there's no way whatsoever I would manage to participate in such an experiment (unless I played the part of the assailant), because I) I would never accept to wear a scarf, and II) I would never be able to “discipline“ myself to stay “passive“ if one attacked me from behind. At best, I would possibly accept to try to strangle myself with my surf leash, which is a beloved object, and I'm used to wearing it on my left foot...
When you say there can be no spurting of arterial blood, you probably mean spurting vs. floating? Because arterial blood would come out anyway, out of a throat in an attack with a sharp knife.

[lynn cates]

varia

Hello Maria!

"This student you'll hire, will he/she be a Stanford local and fluent in Russian?"

Yes, indeed. He is listed as fluent.

"If he's a quick one, it can totally be done in just 1 semester (if he does 5 microfilms per day, 5 days a week)."

Well, right now I would like to examine only the last half of 1888. That's when Rachkovsky opened a branch office in London and recruited agents to work for him.

"Plus, lots of the materials won't be from the appropriate years, with no need to be gone through. Of course, if he finds lots of relevant info requiring to be translated, it might need an entire year, or even longer."

True. But that's for another day.

"Nice that Morris Levi's friend is going to do page 2 of Der Arbeter Fraint."

Yes, quite.

"Lots of fun to you and your wife with the multiple reconstructions of the Stride murder. Will you go as far as to ask her to wear a scarf and to hold a small package of cachous in her hand?"

Yes, without these, there would be no standard against which to measure the reconstruction. Remember, the cachous must NOT be spilled, she must come to rest on her left side, the scarf must be pulled tight--knot to the left, and there can be no spurting of arterial blood--so the head must be properly aligned. Hopefully, she'll wear her taffeta dress.

Cheers.
LC

[mariab]

Oh no, it was nothing like this! We were still totally together when the headbutting happened, and it's related to a long tradition among freestyle snowboarders (and soccer players, and rugby players). It was totally meant in a playfull way, but for some reason this guy kept triggering some pretty aggressive tendencies in me, but at a junior high level, as he kept teasing me all the time, and I kept responding with physical aggression. He was a biggish guy too, a Joachim Phoenix look-alike (when Joachim Phoenix looks at his chubbiest), and he's the reason I never went to see the movie where Joachim Phoenix plays Johnny Cash, because we broke up just when that movie opened in Berlin.
With many apologies to have mentioned this here, as it would have been more fit for the pub section.

[Errata]

I don't think headbutting exes requires explanation. It seems to me rather self evident.

[mariab]

Hello, Lynn.
This is SO great, I'm so happy for you! 509 rolls of microfilm slightly exceed the 18 rolls I've been working with at the Paris Opéra, but then again, it's a bit quicker to read text than to read orchestral parts. The problem is obviously the Russian text. This student you'll hire, will he/she be a Stanford local and fluent in Russian? If he's a quick one, it can totally be done in just 1 semester (if he does 5 microfilms per day, 5 days a week). Plus, lots of the materials won't be from the appropriate years, with no need to be gone through. Of course, if he finds lots of relevant info requiring to be translated, it might need an entire year, or even longer.

Nice that Morris Levi's friend is going to do page 2 of Der Arbeter Fraint. Morris is not a Professor, he's a librarian in his mid 40s.

Lots of fun to you and your wife with the multiple reconstructions of the Stride murder. Will you go as far as to ask her to wear a scarf and to hold a small package of cachous in her hand? This kinda reminds me of the movie Crash by David Cronenberg. It also reminds me it would be a very bad idea for someone to cast me as Stride in such a reconstruction scenario, as there have been several incidents of people (usually fellow freestyle snowboarders, including an ex boyfriend) having ended up with blood on their face due to accidental butt-heading, triggered unvolontarily as a reflex (at least that's my official explanation)...

[lynn cates]

plan

Hello Maria. I plan to hire a student to look through the letters. There are a total of 509 reels of micro film.

Yes, Professor Levy has had an associate contact me. She has page 2 of Der Arbeter Fraint. She is to translate soon.

Also, I have tentative approval for a small building where some filming can be done about Berner st. That means I have the fun of murdering my wife--repeatedly, perhaps. (Snicker!)

Cheers.
LC

[mariab]

Hello Lynn,
This is very good news! How are you going to procede about this? Are you going to ask students at Stanford to go through the letters, or are you planning a visit to Palo Alto after all? The best of luck, at any rate!
By the by, has Morris Levy or have his contacts emailed you back by now? If not, I'll give him a call on Monday evening.

[lynn cates]

Okhrana files

Hello All. Ms. Carol Leadenhall of the Hoover Institute, Stanford University, informs me that the Okhrana files for the relevant period are archived there. I am also informed that Stanford students, fluent in Russian and Cyrillic script, are available for research into the files.

When the files were first available to the public, the American CIA were the first to get a look and sorted them according to Okhrana's contacts with both the French Surete and Scotland Yard.

Obviously, I plan to take advantage of this opportunity to research the files.

Wish me luck.

Cheers.
LC

[lynn cates]

finis

Hello All. And done.

Cheers.
LC

[lynn cates]

pt 2

Hello All. Here is part 2.

Cheers.
LC

[lynn cates]

Okhrana gals

Hello All. Here is part 1 of the PDF from the CIA site.

Enjoy.

Cheers.
LC

[lynn cates]

archive

Hello Simon. Well, it appears that the extensive Okhrana files have been preserved.

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt538nf189/

California, USA? If only there were a ripperologist from California to search the files.

Cheers.
LC

[lynn cates]

lady agents

Hello Simon. The last site I posted has a PDF concerning Okhrana lady agents. Of particular interest is part II, about indigenous agents.

Imagine using sex for information. Tsk.

Cheers.
LC

[lynn cates]

women agents

Hello Simon. I found another Link to a CIA document open on the Okhrana.

https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/books-and-monographs/okhrana-the-paris-operations-of-the-russian-imperial-police/5474-1.html#rtoc8

Noteworthy is the following quote:

"The Okhrana was, in a limited sense, ahead of its time as an equal opportunity employer. It recruited people of all nationalities-and especially women-as agents. (37) Women, in fact, were crucial to its operations and were paid as well or better than their male counterparts . . . "

Fascinating!

Cheers.
LC

[lynn cates]

keep on

Hello Simon. Thanks. Keep us posted.

Cheers.
LC