Abbreviations on Documents

UQWozza · 03-29-2007, 08:08 PM

Hi folks,

I have a couple of documents with the abbreviation nach-k or the word nachalnik.

Another abbreviation I have been unable to find is PP.

Could anyone please tell me what they mean?

Thanks,

Simon

Lapa · 03-30-2007, 04:54 AM

Simon,

Nachalnik means manager.

Marc

***desantnik*** · 03-30-2007, 07:11 AM

"Chief" is better for "nachalnik".

"PP" is polevaya pochta or "Field Post" like an "APO" in the US military

UQWozza · 03-31-2007, 07:30 AM

Thanks Guys,

Is nach-k an approved abbreviation for nachalnik?

Simon

***desantnik*** · 03-31-2007, 08:48 AM

There's nothing else I can think it could be.

Sergei · 03-31-2007, 11:52 AM

Simon,
Desantnik is right. If I were to abbreviate 'nachalnik' (i.e. manager, chief, head, boss, director etc) I would have done it this way. No rules, pure 'instinct'. As with other abbreviations, the point is that every Russian speaker will be able to restore the full word from the shorthand. A bit like when you, native speakers, write 'he is a b*****d' and everyone gets it.

Sergei

03-29-2007, 08:08 PM	#1
UQWozza Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Brisbane, Australia Age: 47 Posts: 217	Abbreviations on Documents Hi folks, I have a couple of documents with the abbreviation nach-k or the word nachalnik. Another abbreviation I have been unable to find is PP. Could anyone please tell me what they mean? Thanks, Simon __________________ Stalin to Postyshev: "We give the Order of Lenin to any old shtter" Postyshev's cheerful reply: "The shtters are all approved by you!" From: Stalin - The Court of the Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore Last edited by UQWozza; 03-29-2007 at 10:12 PM. Reason: Corrected typo

03-31-2007, 07:30 AM	#4
UQWozza Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Brisbane, Australia Age: 47 Posts: 217	Thanks Thanks Guys, Is nach-k an approved abbreviation for nachalnik? Simon __________________ Stalin to Postyshev: "We give the Order of Lenin to any old shtter" Postyshev's cheerful reply: "The shtters are all approved by you!" From: Stalin - The Court of the Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore

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03-30-2007, 04:54 AM	#2
Lapa Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: St Petersburg, Russia Age: 47 Posts: 3,490	Simon, Nachalnik means manager. Marc

03-30-2007, 07:11 AM	#3
*desantnik* Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,132	"Chief" is better for "nachalnik". "PP" is polevaya pochta or "Field Post" like an "APO" in the US military

03-31-2007, 08:48 AM	#5
*desantnik* Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,132	There's nothing else I can think it could be.

03-31-2007, 11:52 AM	#6
Sergei Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 456	Simon, Desantnik is right. If I were to abbreviate 'nachalnik' (i.e. manager, chief, head, boss, director etc) I would have done it this way. No rules, pure 'instinct'. As with other abbreviations, the point is that every Russian speaker will be able to restore the full word from the shorthand. A bit like when you, native speakers, write 'he is a b*****d' and everyone gets it. Sergei

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