The Great Patriotic War

Rogozin Oleg Konstantinovich_x000D_ _x000D_ Born on October 31, 1929 in Moscow. Father - aeronautical engineer, associate Professor MAI Konstantin Rogozin (during the war were sent to Leningrad the chief engineer on the restoration of the battleship "Marat" in German air RAID ran aground, but continued despite the attacks of the Nazis to cover the approaches to the besieged city of their main gauges). Mother-hereditary Smolensk noblewoman Natalia Borisovna Mitkevich-Zholtok. Rogozin in 1943, at the age of 14, ran away to the front and was accepted for military service as a cabin boy in the 9th detachment of the special purpose underwater work Expedition (9th EPRON detachment) The Dnieper flotilla. Participated in the operation to liberate the city of Smolensk in 1943. His unit was engaged in lifting and clearing the Dnieper forvator from the flooded during its crossing of the river of military equipment and mine clearance. Due to a serious infectious disease, he was sent to a hospital in Moscow, and then returned to his family. Here is what Oleg Konstantinovich remembered about it: "There, in Smolensk, I felt the "smell of war", its devastating and merciless consequences and realized that only military force and the great spirit of patriotism of the entire people can resist its horrors and destruction. It is these truths of human existence that the Great Patriotic war taught our generation." After discharge from the hospital, from 1943 to 1947, he worked as a mechanic at the plant No. 339 of the people's Commissariat of aviation industry. Combining work with study, he graduated from the evening school of working youth. In 1947, he got a job as a mechanic for precision instruments At the Institute of automation under the all-Union Council of scientific and engineering societies in the Department headed by G. N. Babkin, the future Chief designer of the Lavochkin design Bureau. At the same time, the world-famous S. p. Korolev, V. N. Chelomey, and S. A. Lebedev worked at the Institute. After graduating from the Third Moscow Aero club, he entered the first Orenburg Chkalov military aviation school. There, cadet pilot Oleg Rogozin meets his future wife, Tamara. They lived happily together for 53 years. At the O. K. school Rogozin qualified as a military ground-attack pilot and, as a sign of encouragement for excellent results, was left at the School as an instructor pilot. In 1954, he entered the Zhukovsky Air force engineering Academy. After graduating with honors in 1959, he was appointed a military representative to the plant No. 500 of the USSR Ministry of aviation Industry (now the Moscow machine-building enterprise named after V. V. Chernyshev, UEC). Since 1961-military representative, senior military representative in the Tushino engine-building Bureau "Soyuz". In 1971, Oleg Konstantinovich was appointed Deputy head of the Department of experimental construction and serial orders of the Central office of the air force of the Ministry of defense of the USSR. Military representatives supervised the development and production of aircraft samples, as well as various components of aircraft, including the su-24, MiG-23M, Il-76, su-27, MiG-29, MiG-31, Tu-160, an-124, su-25, Ka-25. In 1974, O. K. Rogozin was appointed first Deputy head Of the Department of experimental construction and serial orders of the Air force, responsible for organizing new developments in aviation technology and monitoring the progress of their implementation. From 1975 to 1982, he was the head of this Department. From 1982 to 1990, he headed the Department of advanced research and weapons programs of the armament Service of the USSR Ministry of defense. First Deputy chief of armament of the USSR Ministry of defense, Chairman of the Interdepartmental scientific coordination Council under The state Commission of the Council of Ministers of the USSR on military-industrial issues (MIC USSR). A prominent organizer of the Soviet Union's military industry, and a developer of modern weapons theory. After serving in the armed forces of the USSR for more than 40 years, after retiring in 1990, doctor of technical Sciences, Professor, retired Lieutenant General O. K. Rogozin joined the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (Russia) as a leading researcher. He devoted his scientific works to the theory of deterring external aggression, preserving the scientific and technical Foundation for the future revival of the Russian military-industrial complex. Winner of the state prize of the USSR, holder of the orders of Lenin, the October revolution, and the red banner of Labor. He died after a serious illness on March 24, 2010. In the Orenburg cadet school, located in the building of the former flight school, a training class is named after military pilot Oleg Konstantinovich Rogozin.

Rimsky Vasily Ivanovich

Rimsky Vasiliy Ivanovich_x000D_ _x000D_ In September 1941, he was called up by the Skopinsky district military Commissariat to the Red Army. Since October of the same year on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War. He fought on the Leningrad and 2nd Belorussian fronts. He began his military career in the engineering and technical part, building pillboxes, bunkers and other structures on the defensive line near Leningrad. In one of the battles, the battalion commander was wounded, and Rimsky, himself wounded, took the commander to a safe place. In March 1942, he was sent to study at a sniper school. After a few months of study, he returned to the front near Leningrad. In the winter, in one of the heavy battles, carrying a wounded company commander from the battlefield, he was wounded in the leg. Member of the CPSU / CPSU since 1943. Later he fought as a medical instructor of the 340th rifle regiment of the 46th rifle division. On June 14, 1944, during the assault on a fortified area 8 km West of the city of Terioka, senior Sergeant Rimsky provided first aid to the soldiers for many hours under continuous enemy fire, and carried 25 seriously wounded from the battlefield. By order of July 6, 1944, senior Sergeant Vasiliy Rimsky was awarded the order of Glory of the 3rd degree. On January 15, 1945, during the battle for the city of Pultusk, senior Sergeant Rimsky carried 36 wounded soldiers and officers from the battlefield and provided them with first aid. At the same time, he destroyed 3 opponents with automatic fire. He was presented for the award of the order of Glory of the 2nd degree. On January 26, 1945, during the fighting at the crossing of the Sona river South of the city of Tsekhanow, Sergeant Rimsky took out 27 wounded soldiers and officers under heavy enemy fire, after which he supervised the evacuation of them. By order of February 3, 1945, senior Sergeant Vasiliy Rimsky was awarded the order of Glory of the 2nd degree. By order of February 27, 1945, senior Sergeant Vasiliy Rimsky was awarded the order of Glory of the 2-nd degree. In 1945, petty officer Rimsky was demobilized. Return home. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on September 23, 1969, Vasiliy Rimsky was awarded the order of Glory of the 1-st degree. Became a full knight of the order of Glory.

Rodin Georgy Semyonovich

Rodin Georgy Semyonovich_x000D_ _x000D_ Rank: General Lieutenant of the tank forces. Type of troops: Armored and mechanized troops. _x000D_ At the beginning of the war, he was in the same position. The division under Rodin's command covered the retreat of the 18th and 12th armies (southern front). During the fighting in the area of the city of Gaisin, the division was surrounded, during the exit from which it caused significant damage to the enemy, and during the fighting for Poltava, Rodin was seriously wounded. In March 1942, he was appointed to the post of commander of the 52nd tank brigade, and in June-to the post of commander of the 28th tank corps, which at the end of July took part in a front-line counterattack against the enemy, who broke through to the Don northern of the city of Kalach-on-Don. At the end of August, the corps was withdrawn to the reserve of the Stalingrad front, after which it was included in the Volga military district. In October was appointed chief “Armored troops” of the southwestern front, and in April 1943 as commander of the 30th Ural volunteer tank corps, was in reserve of the Supreme command, and in July included in the 4-th Panzer army, after which he participated during the Oryol offensive operation. In September, the corps under the command of Rodin was withdrawn to the reserve of the Supreme high command, where in October the 10th guards were transformed. In February 1944, he was included in the 1st Ukrainian front, after which he took part in the Proskurov-Chernivtsi offensive operation, during which an inaccurate message was transmitted to the army headquarters about the occupation of Volochinsk station. Despite conducting successful combat operations of the Rodin corps, due to an wrong report, he was removed from his post and on April 25, 1944, he was appointed commander of the 6th training tank brigade of officers, which he commanded until the war ended.

Rassokhin Ivan Lazarevich

Rassokhin Ivan Lazarevich_x000D_ _x000D_ Rank: Red Army soldier. _x000D_ Type of troops: Armored and mechanized Troops. _x000D_ Division: the 1-st Panzer Red Banner Division. Ivan Lazarevich Rassokhin was born on may 20, 1922 in the village of Shuravino in the Shatrovskiy district of the Kurgan region in a large family (8 brothers and sisters). In 1935, he came to the village of Sagra in the Verkhe-Pyshminsky district of the Sverdlovsk region. Here he remained for permanent residence, hanging out with his nieces and younger sister. In order to take a tractor driver's course, he went to his native village to get a birth certificate, but the documents were lost after the death of his parents. I had to restore them, and in order to be older and go to study as a tractor driver, my grandfather deliberately added an extra year to his age, because they took courses from the age of 14, and he was only 13.From this point on, the grandfather's date of birth is may 20, 1922, not 1923. After completing the course, my grandfather worked as a tractor driver in the timber industry until 1941. When the war began, he, like many residents of the country, did not stay away, but was eager to go to the front (he was only 18 years old at that time). The assigned year also helped him here, after training as a tank driver and radio operator, he fought as part of the 1-st guards tank brigade. The brigade was transferred to the most severe battles. In one of the battles at the river crossing, my grandfather's tank was hit and almost completely submerged in water. The entire crew of the tank was killed, but the grandfather was still alive! Although he was badly injured and shell-shocked. On the second day after the battle, it was accidentally discovered by passing Russian troops. My grandfather was taken to the hospital, after treatment, he could no longer control the tank and was sent to train as a gunner of the “Katyusha” anti-aircraft multiple-launch rocket launcher.

Rusanov Alexander Grigoryevich

Ryabtsev Vladimir Filimonovich

Ryabtsev Vladimir Filimonovich_x000D_ _x000D_ Rank: Red army soldier. My uncle, Vladimir filimonovich Ryabtsev, was born in February 1923 in Moscow. Received education (7 classes). In 1938, he entered the school of the FZU of the Manometer factory as a locksmith's apprentice, from which he graduated in 1939. After that, he worked for 2 months at the Manometer factory. (Work record from 15.01.1939) in 1940, he got a job as a locksmith in the artel of metal repair. In the certificate from the house management it is written that "Ryabtsev Vladimir filimonovich, who lived in Moscow on Presnensky Val, 16, sq. 55, left voluntarily to the red army on July 15, 1941." He was 18 years old. Volodya was sent to a military school in Moscow. Lyskovo, Gorky region (now Nizhny Novgorod region). His mother and younger daughter were in evacuation in Tatarstan, not far from Kazan. And one day in December 1941, my mother found out that Volodya was soon finishing his military school, and they would be sent to the front. My mother left Tanya with her eldest daughter, Klava, and went to see Volodya before sending him to the front. But when I arrived in Lyskovo, the guys were already sent. There were no letters from Volodya during the whole war. My mother was very worried about the fate of her son. And after the war, I made a request to the military enlistment office. In response to the request, she received a notification dated November 29, 1946: "Your son, red army soldier Ryabtsev Vladimir filimonovich (born in 1923), a native of Moscow, while at the front, went missing in June 1942." in 1995, I also made a request to the Central archive of the Ministry of defense about the fate of uncle Volodya, but the answer was the same. Later I found in the Moscow book of memory of 1941-1945, volume 11 (P – S), on page 235 the entry "Ryabtsev Vladimir filimonovich, born in 1923 in Moscow. Red army soldier. He went missing in June 1942 at the Novashino station in the Nizhny Novgorod region."

Rumer Azarii Srolievich

Rumer Azariy Srolievich_x000D_ Rank: Captain military _x000D_ Branch: Land forces _x000D_ _x000D_ Rumer Azariy Srolievich (Semyonovich) was born on July 25, 1922 in Samara (Kuibyshev). In 1940, he graduated with a gold medal from the full secondary school No. 586 in Moscow. From 09.1940 to 07.1941, he served as a private in The Soviet Army in the TRANS-Baikal military district, in the Mongolian people's Republic. From 07.1941 to 10.1941, he was a cadet at the Sretensky infantry school. From 10.1941 to 06.1942 - platoon commander. With 06.1942 on 09.1942 G. - student of the courses "the Shot". Participated in combat operations as part of units of the 2nd Ukrainian front, from September 1944. until March 1945, on the territory of Romania, Hungary and Czechoslovakia. From 09.1942 to 12.1944 - company commander. From 12.1944 to 03.1945-Deputy.the battalion commander for the combat unit. In March 1945, he was seriously wounded and was being treated in a hospital in Sochi. _x000D_ Retired as a disabled war veteran with the rank of first Lieutenant. From 10.1945 to 06.1951, he studied at the evening Department of the Moscow Construction Institute, at the faculty of PGS (industrial and civil construction). Received a diploma with honors. In parallel, he worked as an engineer and site Manager in various construction organizations in Moscow. _x000D_ He joined the CPSU in 1946. In November 1952, he was enlisted in the cadre of the Navy Of the armed forces of the USSR in the engineering troops of the red banner Baltic fleet. Served in Baltiysk until 08.1955, then in Kaliningrad. 06.1960 g. dismissed in the reserve with the rank of engineer-captain, after which he returned to Moscow. _x000D_ From 1960 to October 2010, he worked in various construction organizations in Moscow as a chief engineer. He was engaged in the construction of cultural and household facilities in Moscow and the Moscow region. In 1984 he was awarded the medal "Veteran of Labor", in 2002 he was awarded the badge"Honorary Builder of Moscow»._x000D_ The last place of work is tuks No. 3 of Moskapstroy, where Azariy Semyonovich worked as the head of the technical Department until the age of 88. While at work, I felt bad, my right hand, which I used to sign documents, did not obey. It turned out to be a stroke. After treatment, he led a fairly active lifestyle: he walked with a cane, read books, solved crosswords, and lived in the country. Since the end of August 2017, his condition has worsened, and Azariy Semyonovich has been seriously ill for 7.5 months. He died on April 14, 2018.

Ramazanov Sultanahmed Muradaevich

Ramazanov Sultanahmed Muradaevich_x000D_ Rank: Sergeant military_x000D_ Branch: Artillery _x000D_ Unit: 2nd rifle division (2nd formation) _x000D_ _x000D_ My grandfather Ramazanov S.M. was born on January 10, 1916, in the village of Titel, Kurakhsky district of the Republic of Dagestan. I want to share a small description of my Grandfather from the words of my mother, that is, his daughter. My grandfather raised six children, three sons and three daughters, and my mother is the fourth child in a family that continued military service after serving 25 years in the Federal Security Service. My grandfather graduated from the Higher military intelligence school in St. Petersburg, served under Tsar Nicholas II with the rank of major._x000D_ My father was drafted into the army in 1938 and immediately got into the intelligence group, went through the war as a private. In 1939 and 1940, he participated in the Finnish war. _x000D_ Later he was sent to the 1st Ukrainian front. He fought on the Kursk bulge, crossed the Dnieper and was seriously wounded near Zhytomir. After the hospital, his left arm was completely amputated and at the end of 43 years he was discharged. I always remembered my father as honest, brave and strong!

Rassyditelnov Alexander Ivanovich

Rassuditelnov Alexander Ivanovich_x000D_ Rank: Sergeant_x000D_ Branch of service: Army, Air Force, the Coast Guard, thе Soviet NKVD, the Border Guard._x000D_ Unit: 262 infantry Demidov-Khinganskiy red banner order of Suvorov division_x000D_ _x000D_ My uncle, of Rassuditel Alexander, was born in Moscow region, Krasnopakhorsky district, D. Lukovka (now known as New Moscow). He was my mother's brother, there were 8 children in the family. there was one uncle at the front. Unfortunately, we know very little about his life, since my grandmother died a long time ago, and my mother was very young. I know that Alexander Ivanovich is missing . I found information about his feat on the memorial website. In the battles near Vitebsk in the period from 23.06.44-27.06.44 he was on a night search to capture a prisoner. Having captured the fascist, he began to make his way to our location. _x000D_ The Germans discovered that there was no guard at the post and began to pursue their uncle and two other scouts. Alexander Ivanovich noticed that they were being pursued and decided to destroy the enemy. Having prepared anti-tank grenades, he let the enemy get closer, and together with Ivanov threw grenades at the Nazis. As a result, 7 Nazis were killed. The pursuit ended there. They took the prisoner to the command post, which gave valuable information. _x000D_ My uncle also participated in the elimination of the enemy barrier, which was set up to delay the advance of our units. Having bypassed the enemy from the flank, the escape route was cut off, and they destroyed 9 Hitlerites with their machine gun and grenades, and 13 surrendered. Razuditelnov Alexander Ivanovich, on behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR was awarded the Order of the red Star. After finding this information, I told all my relatives, my mother, aunt and uncle, who are still alive and survived the difficult years of the war. _x000D_ My grandmother and all the relatives of course knew nothing about the award and the fact that their brother is a real hero in his 19 years. I dream of finding the grave of my hero uncle! Maybe somewhere on earth there is still a place where he is buried. The last place of his service is p / p 51950 "K". All information is lost after the battle of Konigsberg. Maybe he really died in those places. Perhaps search engines will still find his remains, because so many people find their relatives. _x000D_ I don't know if it is possible to perpetuate his memory in the settlement where he was born, but I believe that the country should know and remember people who gave their lives for the beautiful future of their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. For the life of the country! The bright memory of him!

Ramonov The Astemir Zabolotovich

Ramonov Astemir Dzhambolatovich_x000D_ Rank: Lieutenant. _x000D_ Branch of service: Army, Air Force, the Coast Guard, thе Soviet NKVD, the Border Guard._x000D_ _x000D_ Ramonov Astemir Dzhambolatovich was born in 1925 in the village Darg-Koch of the Kirov district of the North Ossetian ASSR in the family of a collective farmer Dzhambolat Ramonov. Father and mother considered it their duty to educate their children, to raise them to be modest people. Sisters Serafima, Elizabeth, Olga and Ekaterina graduated from Universities. Serafima worked at a local school as a historian, then as a school Director and head of a district in Kabardino-Balkaria. Elizabeth worked as a kindergarten teacher. Ekaterina also worked as a teacher, honored teacher of ASSR. Olga worked as the head of the library. Zina worked on a collective farm. The only younger sister who is now alive is Farizat, who lives in Vladikavkaz, a rear guard, a veteran of labor. The older brother Temirbolat, having received a pedagogical education, worked as a teacher in Central Asia. During the war, he died defending the city of Novorossiysk. _x000D_ Astemir had just finished the 9th grade when the war started. All the children of their class had been served, except for three who were under 18 years old. Of course, they also wanted to go to the front to defend their motherland, but because of their age, they were refused._x000D_ However, all three of them, including Astemir, managed to get certificates from the village Council that they were born in 1923, and all three entered the Ordzhonikidze higher red banner infantry school. After completing short-term courses, all graduates were sent to the Stalingrad front. _x000D_ Astemir, with the rank of officer, was appointed assistant commander of a mortar platoon of the 369th separate rifle regiment at the age of 17. He participated in the battles in the Tsimlyansk, Kletsk and Salsk directions. During one of the battles he was seriously wounded, hospitalized, and declared fit for non-combat service._x000D_ After returning home, Astemir as the young officer began to work at a local school as a military instructor, and conducted public work aimed at developing military-Patriotic education of students. Noticing the abilities of the young military officer, the district administration recommended him to serve in the police, and soon he became the operational Commissioner of the Industrial police Department of Vladikavkaz. Astemir's cherished dream was to get a higher legal education, and in 1946 he entered the Saratov law Institute. Kursk. _x000D_ After graduating from the law Institute, Astemir worked as an investigator for particularly important cases, assistant district Prosecutor, Prosecutor of the Kirov and Pravoberezhny districts. Every year he was elected a Deputy of the right Bank district Council of people's deputies, was a member of the Bureau of the district party Committee. Its success has been repeatedly noted by the Prosecutor General's office, the Prosecutor's office of the Republic, the regional party Committee, and the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the ASSR. In 1982, he was awarded the high title of ‘Honored lawyer of the ASSR’. _x000D_ Astemir and his wife, Argentina Nikolaevna Salamova, raised three sons. All three of them served in the army, followed in their father's footsteps and went to law school. The youngest son, Arthur, graduated from high school with honors, served in the border troops of the KGB of the USSR, joined the party in the army, and took an active part in the aftermath of the earthquake in Spitak and Oktemberyan. Graduating with honors from the faculty of law, he dreamed of working in the KGB, but unfortunately, his dream did not come true, in 1992 he tragically died. The middle son Archie, currently Deputy head of the STSI of the MIA of North Ossetia-Alania Colonel of police. Descendants will always remember and multiply the glorious and good deeds of Astemir.

Rannev Ivan Petrovich

Rannev Ivan Petrovich_x000D_ _x000D_ Sergeant Ivan Petrovich Rannev fought with the Germans and Japanese, survived, and his four brothers also returned home. Ivan Petrovich and his wife Alexandra Grigorievna raised three daughters. Ivan Petrovich was born in 1915 in the village of Alexandrovka, Morshansky district. _x000D_ In September 1937, Ivan had been served. He studied as a scout in the artillery, being a topographer. In 1939, Ivan Rannev participated in military operations in Poland as part of the Red Army. In 1940, he was sent to Kiev to study clerical work. After studying, Ivan came to the city of Berdichev, where the war found him. From the very first days, he became an active participant in the fighting. He fought in the infantry, was a reconnaissance commander in the artillery. In the city of Dubno, some of them were surrounded. _x000D_ Ivan Petrovich took part in the liberation of many cities of Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia, in the defeat of Vlasov's army units in the Brno region, and in the fighting of Japanese samurai. For bravery, courage and fighting courage Ivan was awarded medals "For the capture of Budapest", "For capture of Vienna", "For courage", "For military merit", "For victory over Germany in the great Patriotic war 1941-1945", "For victory over Japan", medal of Zhukov and many other commemorative medals. Winter in 1945-1946. Ivan Petrovich Rannev and his unit were in the city of Achinsk. They helped the local population to remove the grain harvest from under the snow. They lived in dilapidated barracks. In the summer of 1946, Ivan was discharged from the army, and he returned to his village Alexandrovka.

Rozhdestvensky Nikolai Konstantinovich

Rozhdestvensky Nikolay Konstantinovich_x000D_ Rank: Second Lieutenant. _x000D_ Branch of service: Army, Air Force, the Coast Guard, thе Soviet NKVD, the Border Guard._x000D_ _x000D_ Rozhdestvensky Nikolay Konstantinovich was born in 1910 in the city of Samarkand, UzSSR, in the family of an officer of the tsar-army and a mathematics teacher. Graduated from the Uzbekistan State Pedagogical Academy, Department of the Animal husbandry. He received the title of teacher-agronomist in animal science, who has the right to teach agricultural disciplines in agricultural technical schools, rabfakah. His further work was related to horse breeding._x000D_ He was married and had three children. When the war began, he had a reservation, but he said: "My comrades will die, and I will sit behind them?» – and went to the front, leaving his wife and three children. At the front, he was a platoon commander of the 61st cavalry division of the 222nd cavalry regiment of the 4th cavalry corps, part of the 51st army of the Stalingrad front. On November 20, it struck from the lake district Tsapa (South of Stalingrad) in the General direction of Abganerovo. In the book of combat losses of the 61st cavalry division of the 222nd cavalry regiment for 1942, it is listed: ‘Platoon commander Junior Lieutenant Nikolay Rozhdestvensky, born in 1910, 26.11.1942, was killed near the village of Sharnutovo, Stalingrad region, and buried there(extract from the archive data of the Ministry of defense of the USSR)’. There is also a monument in honor of the soldiers who fell during the liberation of the village of Sharnut Sarpinsky district from the Nazi invaders during the WWII, the name of Rozhdestvensky Nikolay Konstantinovich is carved on the memorial stone too.

Rysin Nikolai Dmitrievich

Rysin Nikolay Dmitrievich_x000D_ _x000D_ His daughter Alla Nikolaevna Shumilova, born in 1937, shared her memories of the WWII. _x000D_ ‘My parents and I lived in a small house in Ivanovskoye village, Vologda region. I was already 4 years old. My father Nikolay was such in love with my mother Anna. They got married despite my grandmother's protest – she didn't like the fact my mother came from such a poor family. _x000D_ I remember just how much my mom and dad loved each other.’ _x000D_ – Do you remember the day WWII began?_x000D_ ‘In summer of 1941 my father had been served. I remember that day quite well, my daddy and I were sitting at the window, the sun was shining. He said: ‘Darling, it seems your mommy is being late’, and there was a paper in his hands. _x000D_ He should already leave, but I was a child and I couldn't stay home alone. My mother came home, and I still remember her crying. _x000D_ Then my father went out to war, but I still did not understand what a War was. All the men from the village were sent to front._x000D_ Later on, August 16th, my mother gave birth to my brother Sasha. There were no battles in our area, but life became difficult. It was really hard, because my mother had to do all the men's work herself, with a baby and me as a child. I usually helped to clean up the house, take care of Sasha and carry some firewood from the near forest. We cut wood a little, 2-3 small trees together with my mom, so sticks could be carried away. _x000D_ Accidentally, our home became a nursery for newborn babies. Women from our village came and helped to cope with children fo free. We collected our food as a neighborhood to feed the babies and ourselves. _x000D_ In winter of 1944, my mom got a letter which said my dad, Nikolai Dmitrievich Rysin, was missing. Later we discovered such papers meant not only missing but dead. _x000D_ Once upon a time, a military man from the neighboring Sergeevo village came. He said my father and him were friends and fought together. He declared my father had drowned while crossing the river. Many men drowned then. _x000D_ In 1943, German prisoners were brought to our village. Each family had such a ‘gueast’. We were sleeping on the stove, and they were huddled on the floor. But the Germans were kind and friendly to us. They played with us, treated us sugar. _x000D_ When I was 7 y.o. I used to work as a babysitter. Mom bought a dress for me once, and I had to work all winter for it. What else can I say, we lived poorly and hard ... the war.’ _x000D_ – How do you remember your father?_x000D_ ‘He was very kind, affectionate, played with me often. My mother went far to work, and he worked in the field nearby, plowed, sowed. He was very handsome, with a straight nose and brown hair ... my Brother Sasha looked very much like him. What else can I tell you, that's probably all. It was a difficult time. And my mother never married again.’

Romanov Yakov Alexandrovich

Romanov Yakov Alexandrovich_x000D_ Romanov Yakov Aleksandrovich (1925-1944), in 1944 - common soldier, rifleman from the 70th Guards Rifle Regiment of the 24th Guards Rifle Division of the 2nd Guards Army of the 4th Ukrainian Front. Hero of the Soviet Union (1945, posthumously).

Sergei Alexandrovich Rusin

Sergei Alexandrovich Rusin_x000D_ _x000D_ Rank: Senior Sergeant. Type of troops: Ground Forces, Air Force (except for naval aviation), coastal service, NKVD troops, border troops. Drafted into military service on November 7, 1943 by the Nyaze-Petrovsky “RBK”. After graduating from the regimental school of the 25th rifle regiment of the NKVD troops of the USSR, he was sent and enlisted in a separate machine-gun company of the 147th rifle regiment of the 2nd Ukrainian Frontline and served in the active Red Army from February 8, 1944 to May 17, 1944. May 1944 enlisted in the 145th rifle regiment of the 66th Guards rifle division of the 2nd Ukrainian Frontline. _x000D_ _x000D_ He was undergoing treatment in the hospital from April 14, 1945 to May 3, 1945. _x000D_ _x000D_ He was enlisted in the 32nd Rifle Regiment of the 4th Rifle Division of the Internal Troops of the “NKVD” of the USSR, based in Lithuania on May 7, 1945. _x000D_ _x000D_ He was undergoing treatment in a hospital (Vilnius) from August 26, 1948 to September 10, 1948. He was enlisted in the 418th regiment of the Convoy troops of the “NKVD” of the USSR (Saratov) on September 12, 1948._x000D_ _x000D_ By order of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs No. 00612 of June 3, 1949, the 418th regiment of the USSR NKVD Convoy Troops was reorganized into the 28th separate battalion of the USSR NKVD Convoy Troops. _x000D_ _x000D_ Senior Sergeant S.A. Rusin, as the light machine gunner of the 3rd company, was transferred to the reserve of the Armed Forces of the USSR by order of the 28th separate battalion of the Convoy troops of the “NKVD” of the USSR No. 395 dated September 20, 1950. _x000D_ _x000D_ He served in the police in the city of Zlatoust. He was forced to resign from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and began working at the Zlatoust Metallurgical Plant after being wounded during the arrest of criminals. He married Raisa Vorobyova in 1952, their sons were born (in 1953, in 1954, in 1970). He died of illness on June 2, 1972. He was buried at the Sorochya Gora cemetery in the city of Zlatoust.