Soviet Survivors

Стенограмма выступлений учителей яснополянской школы, представителей Яснополянского колхоза и сотрудников Комиссии по истории Великой Отечественной войны на общем собрании работников Яснополянского…

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…

The story of collective farmer Polina Serdiuk about life before the occupation, the arrival of the Germans in the village, and fellow villagers' attitude toward them. Serdiuk recalls the celebration…

The story of collective farmer Maria Lapkovskaia about the repression of the Germans in the village because of partisan activity, her removal with her children to a camp in Latvia, her separation…

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…