This is the eighth part of the project “the story told by the people.” Written not big writers and not proven by historians, namely the people. For those who have not heard, and there are many: the working group of the project takes a short – 2-3 pages – memories of distant relatives and friends, participants of the great Patriotic war. It is difficult to write? Then you can send letters from the front, photographs, copies of documents. They are dear to your heart and break through on the page, will certainly appeal to those who are too close to the road and the memory of the war. Or who wants to learn about it firsthand.
I know from my own experience that your message will not leave unanswered. Sent a few years ago, e-mail history@profiok.com three pages of memories of his uncle and the only surviving photo, but did not have time to get to the fifth volume. But was already printed in the sixth. And my uncle Nikolai Dolgopolov is not out of line official heroes. The average motorcyclist, who fought from 1942, was sent to a penal company for stealing “small animals”, which is already on the territory of Prussia. He was not to lay down his head on April 13, 1945 in the meat grinder at Konigsberg. And my father was looking for his grave more than thirty five years and found after the death of the Pope only in 1980. And all this may not be heroic, and deeply personal, going from the heart was published in the collection, bit by bit collected by the organizers of the project – the Institute for economic strategies (INES) and the Center for economic development and certification (CERS INES). And in addition to the author’s copy I was given another half a dozen books which have offered “to give to those who are interested.” I passed out and my friends and I learned a lot about true insanely heavy military fate of the passing, almost gone the front generation. Not the strokes, and the strokes to the picture of the bloody and Holy war, telling us, the descendants, the truth and only the truth.
Here are some of the obscure words of Ivan Kuznetsov, who served in the 1st mortar company of the 1196 th infantry regiment, 359th infantry division, lead his descendants: “he Fought, it was hard, many died. War is dirt, blood, murder. Live a peaceful life, worse than war no”. In the summer of 1943 it fought at Smolensk, for courage is awarded by a medal “For courage”, and in September of the same year he was severely wounded, he miraculously survived and was discharged.
And I constantly touch things like this, which I encountered in the eighth book and in life, too, “Grandma didn’t like to talk about the war, our questions were brushed aside: “there is Nothing to talk about it”. – “Grandma, why? Tell me!” – do not let us. She just shook her head.” It’s about Maria Y. Agafonova, front-line paramedic. Or, “Grandpa did not like to talk about the war, and I did not particularly R��was sprashival – recognized relative of Ivan Stepanovich Timofeev, who fought in Prussia and in the far East. – Now, when it’s gone, I am very sorry that so few knew about it”.
This or similar can tell each of us. They were humble, and we are not curious. Because not too much left in our memories true details tiny episodes, particles and the quiet daily heroism. Therefore, it is valuable to the project “a Story told by the people”. In any case, without dismissing conversations with historians-academicians and member-correspondent, who knows today about the strategic military operations is not less than their members, I urge not to forget about those who were invisible, remained nameless, but without whom we would never win that terrible war. To thousands of stories shown in eight parts people’s history of the world, adding new and new could be told and you. The project is ongoing. History as a feat, is eternal.
