Fyodor Andreevich Evdokimov was born on June 3, 1919 in the village of Yarok, Michurinsky district, Tambov region. He was the eldest of seven children in a peasant family. While serving in the railway forces in the far East, he participated in the construction of steel highways, and when Nazi Germany treacherously attacked the Soviet Union, his unit was urgently transferred to the defense of Moscow. Fyodor Evdokimov also participated in the liberation of Belarus, Ukraine and Poland, and fought in East Prussia. He welcomed the Victory day in a foreign land, but on June 24, together with his platoon, he participated in the historic Victory parade on Red Square. "When passing by the Mausoleum, everyone turned their heads as if on command towards the tribune, where the top officials were," Fyodor Andreevich always recalled. Fyodor Andreyevich was awarded many military awards: the Order of Patriotic War II degree, medals "For bravery", "For the defense of Moscow", "For the liberation of Warsaw", "For the victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945", an anniversary medal "65 years of liberation of the Republic of Belarus from the Nazi invaders. In 1944, Fyodor Andreevich was presented to the Order of Glory of the III degree – however, the award Department told him that he would receive the order at the place of residence. As a result, the award never found its owner. He was to receive it for a successful operation to capture a large group of Germans. From the memoirs of Fyodor Andreevich: "On the territory of Belarus, we went with one soldier to investigate. We are walking through the field bordering the forest. Suddenly we see-at the edge of the forest stands a large tent, next it was a German on watch with a machine gun. We quietly neutralized him and went into the tent, and there were thirty Krauts sleeping side by side. We quickly collected their weapons, shook the drunken soldiers and brought them to our unit." He also had to mine the railway tracks, which were used by trains with manpower and military equipment of the enemy. In 1944, on the territory of Belarus, Fyodor Evdokimov derailed a train with Nazi tanks. Once Fyodor Andreevich captured a "Fritz" and led him to the location of his unit. Suddenly the German rushed at his guard and tried to snatch the rifle from him. A struggle began, during which Fyodor Andreevich won, and the German was shot. After the war, Fyodor Andreevich was not immediately released home and was involved in the liberation of the territory of Ukraine from deadly charges. Explosives were removed from road and railway bridges. There was a lot of such work in the city of Chernigov. There, in Chernigov, Fyodor Andreevich met his future wife Tatyana, who gave birth to a son and a daughter. After completing the dangerous work of clearing the territory and objects in Ukraine, in 1948 he returned to his native village and learned that his brother Vasily had died near Kursk, and his brother Alexey had died from severe wounds received during the liberation of Kiev from the Nazi occupiers. Fyodor Andreevich Evdokimov died on July 6, 2017 at the age of 98. He was buried in the city cemetery of Michurinsk, Tambov region.