, ▁in ▁the ▁Vladimir ▁g ubern ia , ▁where ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁cl erk ▁in ▁the ▁forest ry ▁office ▁where ▁her ▁brother - in - law ▁was ▁employed . ▁She ▁spent ▁the ▁year ▁from ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁to ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁in ▁U st - D oly ss y , ▁in ▁the ▁V ite b sk ▁g ubern ia , ▁having ▁been ▁invited ▁by ▁L ily a ▁E fr on ▁( s ister ▁of ▁Serge i ▁E fr on ) ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁set ▁and ▁cost ume ▁designer ▁for ▁a ▁“ people ' s ▁the ater “ ▁that ▁L ily a ▁had ▁been ▁h ired ▁to ▁direct . ▁ ▁Mag da ▁returned ▁to ▁Moscow ▁in ▁the ▁aut umn ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁where ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁she ▁met ▁and ▁then ▁married ▁the ▁Indian ▁national ist ▁M . P . T . ▁Ach ary a , ▁who ▁had ▁arrived ▁in ▁B ols he vik ▁Russia ▁with ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Indian ▁com r ades ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁ide ological ▁partners ▁in ▁their ▁struggle ▁for ▁Indian ▁independence . ▁The ▁couple ▁left ▁Russia ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁for ▁Berlin . ▁Following ▁Hitler ’ s ▁rise ▁to ▁power ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁Europe ▁became ▁too ▁dangerous ▁for ▁the ▁half - J ew ish ▁Mag da ▁Nach man ▁and ▁the ▁T amil ▁Ach ary a , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁they ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁obtain