Great-grandfather, Zaitsev Vasily Grigorievich, was born into a peasant family. During the Great Patriotic War, he was a sniper of the 1047th Infantry Regiment of the 284th Infantry Division of the 62nd Army of the Stalingrad Front, junior lieutenant. Already in the first battles with the enemy, Zaitsev showed himself to be an outstanding shooter. As a reward, along with the medal "For Courage" he received a sniper rifle. By that time, from a simple "three-line" Zaitsev had killed 32 Nazis. Soon they started talking about him in the regiment, division, army. Zaitsev combined all the qualities inherent in a sniper - visual acuity, sensitive hearing, endurance, composure, endurance, military cunning. He knew how to choose the best positions, to mask them; usually hid from the Nazis where they could not even imagine a Soviet sniper. The renowned sniper beat the enemy mercilessly. By the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of February 22, 1943, Junior Lieutenant Vasily Grigorievich Zaitsev was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal for courage and military valor shown in battles with the Nazi invaders. Throughout the war, V.G. Zaitsev served in the army, in the ranks of which he began his military career, headed the school. Died on December 15, 1991. He was buried in Kiev, at the Lukyanovskoye military cemetery, although his last wish was to be buried in the Stalingrad land, which he defended. On January 31, 2006, the ashes of Vasily Grigorievich Zaitsev were transported to the hero city of Volgograd, and solemnly reburied at Mamayev Kurgan. He was awarded the Order of Lenin, two Orders of the Red Banner, the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree, and medals. By the decision of the Volgograd City Council of People's Deputies of May 7, 1980, he was awarded the title of "Honorary Citizen of the Hero City of Volgograd" for special services shown in the defense of the city and the defeat of the Nazi troop