Rank: Chief Petty Officer Branch: Ground Forces, Air Force (except naval aviation), coastal service, NKVD troops, border troops Grandfather himself avoided talking about the war as much as he could, practically did not tell anything. Here is a letter on May 13, 2017, from the head teacher of the Devitskaya school and the teacher of Russian and literature Lyudmila Chernikova (Koptseva) to my mother: Hello, Svetlana. Here read the essay. Family duet As long as human memory is alive, time has no power over it! Years and decades pass, but the people of the Earth again and again return to the events of the Great Victory, which marked the triumph of life over death. Why do we remember the Great Patriotic War again and again? About her heroes? Because we are worried about the future. We must remember the past so that fascism does not repeat itself again. This is our duty to those who won the Victory. For this very purpose, our school decided to create a school museum. Examining the material for decorating stands about teachers of the war years, I find notes from the district newspaper, photographs from the school archive about the spouses of the Hodovs, who taught at the Devitskaya school since 1936. Grigory Grigorievich and Dina Konstantinovna Khodovs did not prepare themselves for teaching. In 1936, they graduated from the Usman political education college and received diplomas of district inspectors for political education. But not so many inspectors were required, and teachers, especially rural ones, were lacking at that time. The decision to work in the school of the village Devitsa young people was unanimous! In order to have the legal right to teach, the Chodovy passed exams as an external student and began to study in absentia at the teacher's institute. Then Dina Konstantinovna continued her studies at the Biological Faculty of the Voronezh University, and Grigory Grigorievich - at the Literary Faculty of the Voronezh Pedagogical Institute. They really liked working at the school: the entire teaching staff supported the creative atmosphere. But life makes its own adjustments. In 1938, Grigory Grigorievich was drafted into the Army. Chodov had to serve the Red Army as a driver on the border with Poland, in Bialystok. On the eve of the war, he and his colleagues were seconded for cars. And when they drove a lorry to Bialystok, fascist tanks were already rushing towards them. The column was bombed, the chauffeur soldiers who survived were surrounded, looking for their own. Grigory Grigorievich fought, was wounded several times. I reached Berlin, where I met Victory. For military services and bravery shown in battles, there are awards "For Military Merit", "For the capture of Berlin", "For victory over Germany." And Dina Konstantinovna continued to work as a teacher during the war years. In this difficult time for the country, the requirements for teaching and educational work have changed. She was given a militant patriotic character. The topics and teaching methods of subjects such as literature, history, geography, physics, biology, chemistry were revised. Within the framework of the school curriculum, the teaching of these subjects began to be as practical as possible. The school introduced topics of a military - defense orientation in order to establish a closer connection between the school and life. The newspaper Pravda wrote in those days: “No matter how engrossed in the war we are, caring for children and their upbringing remains one of the main tasks ... the law on universal education remains unshakable in war conditions. We must take into account all children and take into account well, despite the complexity of wartime ... No references to the military situation. ”Teachers in those years tried to teach well, conscientiously, and the students studied well, because it was a shame to dishonestly fulfill their duties to those who who was on the battlefield. Each of the Hodovykh spouses at that time performed a feat: Grigory Grigorievich - at the front, with arms in hand, Dina Konstantinovna - in the rear, daily and hourly taking care of the rural children. After the war, they continued to work as teachers, not in the least disappointed in their second profession. The Hodovy family had two children: son Yuri and daughter Svetlana. Over the years, they have accumulated not only a large store of knowledge, but also a huge practical experience. In the issues of the regional newspaper "New Life" of different years I read reviews of the school director I.A. Bessmertnykh, teachers N. Kireeva, A. Pisareva that Dina Konstantinovna “was one of the first to restructure the teaching of biological disciplines in the light of new requirements. She conducts her lessons creatively, with the use of wide visibility and a variety of pedagogical techniques, which for many years she has been achieving one hundred percent academic success. But there is no judge for Dina Konstantinovna stricter than her own conscience. She has a highly developed sense of introspection and self-control, which helps her bit by bit to select the most successful teaching methods, it is interesting and exciting to conduct lessons, laboratory and practical work, to achieve solid knowledge of students. " And then from the notes of the district I learn how indispensable Grigory Grigorievich was in the teaching staff of the Devitskaya school. The title of "school craftsman" was firmly established behind him.He really is a jack of all trades! “Wherever you look, the fruits of his labor are visible everywhere: a model of the terrain on a geographical site, a cemented reservoir on a school site, a sanitary corner skillfully cut out of plywood with a jigsaw, chemistry instruments, numerous tables - all this was done by his hands, or by schoolchildren under his leadership. ”But the village teachers did not stop there either. Grigory Grigorievich always helped in the decoration of the village library and club. He was not only hardworking, but also a courageous person. Despite the physical illness (war, captivity, wounds did their job), he does not lose his composure. The awareness that he was needed and useful to people helped him to fight the disease. Every day, overcoming pain, he tries to build for the benefit of others. Isn't this a feat ?! And Dina Konstantinovna was also engaged in social activities. For several years she was a member of the commission on public education of the regional Council of Working People's Deputies. The family of the Hodovy teachers lived in great friendship and harmony. And in the village, when everyone was in full view of each other, fellow villagers often turned to them for advice, with a request, because they trusted them. Work for them was a natural necessity, without it they could not imagine their life and devoted themselves entirely to their favorite work. The memory of this family duet of teachers still lives in our village, because their students are still alive, and they tell their children and grandchildren about their teachers, and in the school museum there is a page dedicated to people.