Spring 1968

Hettie D. history February 19, 2022 1 Minute

I can’t tell for sure whether these pictures were taken in spring 1968 or later in the fall after we returned from Loo, but most likely in spring.

As in many other cases, they were taken during my father’s visits with me. One the first of these visits, he came close to the end of my afternoon nap time (there was no option of going to bed without changing into a nightgown, even though I didn’t sleep).

The second visit could take place after we came back (judged by the changed haircut), but I am not sure. Just a moment of my five-year-old life.

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My name is Henrietta (Hettie) Dombrovskaya. I was born in Saint-Petersburg, Russian (actually, back then – Leningrad, USSR) in 1963, and immigrated to the United States in 1996. I love Saint Petersburg, the city I was born and raised in, and I think it’s one of the most beautiful places in the world. Similarly (but differently) I love Chicago, and can’t imagine myself moving somewhere else in the observable future. I have three children, Igor, Vlad and Anna, all adults living on their own, and one (so far) granddaughter Nadia. I also believe that my children are the best thing that happened in my life. As for my professional life, I am working in the field of Information Technologies. When I was twenty, I’ve declared that the databases are the coolest thing invented and that I want to do them for the rest of my life. Thirty plus years later, I still believe it’s true, and still, believe that the databases are the best. These two statements together imply that I think a person can have it all, and indeed, I think so! Keep reading my journals to find out how I did it. View all posts by Hettie D.

Published February 19, 2022

2 thoughts on “Spring 1968”

Anonymous says:

February 20, 2022 at 8:45 am

Your hair is quite short in all these pictures- was this your preference or a cultural norm at the time?

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1. Hettie D. says:
  
  February 20, 2022 at 9:21 am
  
  Pretty much what my mom would find easier to maintain. I didn’t think much about that at the time. Many of my friends in my daycare had short hair as well, but not everybody.
  
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