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Interview of engineer Nadezhda Trush about her arrival in Ravensbrück concentration camp. Nadezhda tells of her arrest by denunciation and of being sent off to a concentration camp in Germany. She describes the conditions of the journey and of life in the camp, meager nutrition and the treatment of the…

The story of student Valentina Pyzh about her stay in the concentration camps Auschwitz and Ravensbrück. Valentina recalls the shooting of her father for his underground activities, the death of her brother, a partisan, and her arrest for association with partisans. Pyzh describes her journey to Auschwitz,…

The story of a collective farmer from the village of Dikanka, Poltava region, Priiska Gordievskaia, about the destruction in the village during the war and the German retreat, the shooting of people, the tax occupation policy in the village, and the traitors who collaborated with the Germans.

Anna Lavrenko's story of persecution for helping partisans and life on the collective farm during the occupation. Lavrenko was arrested several times for suspicion of helping the partisans. She recalls the beatings in prison, and talks about the occupation order in the village, sabotage of collective…

Priiska Spasskaia's memories of her life before the war and during the occupation. She tells of her husband being shot by the Germans for his connection with the partisans and of her fellow villagers' fear of communicating with her.

The story of collective farmer Anna Kazantseva about the entry of the Wehrmacht troops to work at the factory of felt boots first in Luga, then in Riga. Kazantseva recalls the harsh living conditions with 3 children, hunger, and the death of her husband as a result of beatings, and beatings at the factory.

The story of Max Sankshtein, a hairdresser from Brest, is about his life during the city occupation. He describes life in the ghetto, the first pogroms, and the help of his wife and friends to save him. Sankshtein recalls the difficulties of hiding in various apartments.

The story of teacher Elena Spiridonova about the work of the school during the Nazi occupation of Brest. She describes the conditions of education and the difficult financial situation. Spiridonova also tells about the creation of the ghetto and the shooting of Jews, about the removal of the population,…

Interview with teacher Aleksandra Novikova about life in Smolensk during the Nazi occupation. Aleksandra talked about the working procedures in the school, about the removal of texts mentioning the Soviet system from textbooks.

The story of Sergei Lepin, an artist of the Riga Theater, about his life during the occupation. He recalls that he was forced to go into hiding because of the threat of arrest and had difficulty finding a job. Lepin describes the mass shooting of Jews, which he witnessed, and gives the names of acquaintances…