I didn’t know at all who the Jews are. Once I came home and shouted, «Grandmother, close the door, it’s not true. He offended me, he bawled me out and I bawled him out».

Аnd …

Researcher: Наталья Иващенко, кандидат исторических наук, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы, Светлана Силова, кандидат исторических наук, доцент, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы

Categories: Confessional and international relations, Ira Motolyga

Just a few spoke at the children’s presence. The elder spoke their own language. I could understand a little, but couldn’t speak. I have one sister, she says, «Speak Russian, or …

Researcher: Наталья Иващенко, кандидат исторических наук, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы, Светлана Силова, кандидат исторических наук, доцент, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы

Categories: Family, Ira Motolyga

What were the household duties of men and women?

So when spring co… came a man knew where, when and what should be seeded. It was necessary to throw the cow dung out of the shed, they worked …

Categories: Family, Mikhail Hichanski

And what were the relations between the people and officers and police at that time?

But I… we even didn’t see this police. Roughly once a week I could see a policeman riding a bicycle. …

Categories: Confessional and international relations, Mikhail Hichanski

And what did your house look like?

The house was about four to five meters made of l…logs, not plastered, there wasn’t any wallpapers, there was only one small window, there was a …

Researcher: Олег Коляго, старший преподавател, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы

Categories: Confessional and international relations, Mikhail Hichanski

I would like to ask you: when people were ill at those times where and how they could receive medical treatment?

At that time nobody knew what was, for example, a chemistry shop or a hospital& …

Categories: Family, Mikhail Hichanski

I don't remember anything that can prove that there were any conflicts between nationalities. Normal life was going on. Well, only if someone told something for the man in the street. I do not …

Researcher: Наталья Иващенко, кандидат исторических наук ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы, Светлана Силова, кандидат исторических наук, доцент, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы

Categories: Confessional and international relations, Jakov Kiselev

Where are you from?

I am from Navagrudzki region, from village Orkavichy... There lived our grandparents and great grandparents, so in general, the whole our family comes from this place, all …

Researcher: Наталья Иващенко, кандидат исторических наук, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы, Ксения Адасик, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы

Categories: Parents, Eugenia Begetskaya