Yes, the grooms father was singing in Russian. If i recall correctly, the story was set in Russia, with the cossacks and the pogroms they wrought upon the shtetls (very underplayed in the movie). One of Tevye's daughter's fell in love with a Russian (not Jewish) young fellow, creating great consternation. I do not recall the details, but this may have been considered in Lin's version here to his wife (Nazdrovye, is Russian, Lachaim, which is sung by the others is Yiddish. Not Vexman here, btw, his wife commenting. I tried to sign in with fb, but got this box saying i have to post as him.
Yes, the grooms father was singing in Russian. If i recall correctly, the story was set in Russia, with the cossacks and the pogroms they wrought upon the shtetls (very underplayed in the movie). One of Tevye's daughter's fell in love with a Russian (not Jewish) young fellow, creating great consternation. I do not recall the details, but this may have been considered in Lin's version here to his wife (Nazdrovye, is Russian, Lachaim, which is sung by the others is Yiddish. Not Vexman here, btw, his wife commenting. I tried to sign in with fb, but got this box saying i have to post as him.