# Irina KUTSCHMIJ

**URL:** <https://talk.arolsen-archives.org/t/irina-kutschmij/34902>\
**Category:** Postkarten ukrainischer Zwangsarbeitender\
**Created:** [2. April 2026 um 17:39 UTC](https://talk.arolsen-archives.org/t/irina-kutschmij/34902 "2026-04-02T17:39:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [2. April 2026 um 17:39 UTC](https://talk.arolsen-archives.org/t/irina-kutschmij/34902/1 "2026-04-02T17:39:59Z")

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![Document from the Arolsen Archives with the ID: 138765178](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/arolsen_archives/original/3X/6/5/6599e02f94865b300d3367fadb1fac369df50c4a.jpeg)

- **Document ID:** 138765178  
- **Document Collection:** 7-2-1-5\_Briefe von Zwangsarbeitern und Zwangsarbeiterinnen  

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# Discussion Question
Irina KUTSCHMIJ - #ukrainian

Asked by @routebleue

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**Post date:** [2. April 2026 um 17:47 UTC](https://talk.arolsen-archives.org/t/irina-kutschmij/34902/2 "2026-04-02T17:47:40Z")

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sender:  
Irina KUTSCHMIJ  
No 517  
Gemeinschaftslager für Ostarbeiter  
Kaiserslautern, am Hohenecker Weg

recipient:  
Jakiw _[„unclear“ last name, looks like Baurtchak ?]_  
village: I entered „Ptschelnaya“ (?), Teplyk

_There are 2 places in [Hanna’s list](https://talk.arolsen-archives.org/t/postkarten-ukrainische-zwangsarbeiter-verschiedenes-miscellaneous-faq/31472/7) that (to me) look kind of similar:_  
_Теплицький_ _район_ - _Teplyzkyj rajon_ - _с_ _._ _Бджільня_ - _s. Bdschilnja_  
_Теплицький район - Teplyzkyj rajon - с. Бджільна - s. Bdschilna_  
_[Could these places be identical..?..]_

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I think this is her in the [Arolsen archives](https://collections.arolsen-archives.org/en/search?s=jarina%20kutschmij):  
Jarina KUTSCHMIJ, born in „Schdilna“ on 18.05.1927

 ![grafik](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/arolsen_archives/original/3X/9/9/994ae87ebcf4187dd8b1a1a461dd00329ad66d38.jpeg)

→ number 517 in this [list](https://collections-server.arolsen-archives.org/G/wartime/02010301/0047/134745317/001.jpg) (matches No 517 in her address)  
 → number 517 in this [list](https://collections-server.arolsen-archives.org/G/wartime/02010301/0047/134745278/001.jpg) of Guß- und Armaturwerkes Kaiserslautern

with No 558 in the same list:  
[[Udarka?] SASTUBEZ](https://talk.arolsen-archives.org/t/udarka-sastubez/31943) -  
(with more info about the camp and the „employer“)

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same „employer“: [Wasil ZADNIPRANEZ (?)](https://talk.arolsen-archives.org/t/wasil-zadnipranez/34514)

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**Post date:** [2. April 2026 um 18:50 UTC](https://talk.arolsen-archives.org/t/irina-kutschmij/34902/3 "2026-04-02T18:50:40Z")

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> [@routebleue](#):
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> [Could these places be identical..?..]

I only found _с. Бджільна - s. Bdschilna_ (in [this](https://history.org.ua/LiberUA/IMSU_VinObl_1972/IMSU_VinObl_1972.pdf) overview - history of places in Oblast Winnyzja - p.550 document).

 ![IMG_1765](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/arolsen_archives/original/3X/f/d/fd61ba0f68ad26415d692c1b11d7555c09ec0a80.jpeg)

Would agree that „Ptschelnaya“ is actually „Bdschilna„  
For me it looks like an attempt to „russify“ the name. My guess is: the core of the name of the village came from _bee_ so it would be:

- in ukrainian: **бджола** - _bdschola_
- in russian: **пчела** - _ptschela_

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> [@routebleue](#):
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> Jakiw _[„unclear“ last name, looks like Baurtchak ?]_

**if** this is an attempt to write the family name of the recipient, i will go with _Paurtschak_

 ![IMG_1764](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/arolsen_archives/original/3X/6/4/6476c23dfd31ada1ded59070b6b62559d7dffcc1.jpeg)

Паур…in cyrillic - but this is a wild guess