After war
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Cheslava Gomonchuk: About the Gipsies
There were such oaks between Putrishki and Yaloushchyna. They had a dwelling there. They stole hens. My elder sister, I was an eighth child in the family, gave to birth in 1948. There were 2 …
Researcher: Alexei Zagidulin, PhD (Historical Sciences), associated professor at Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno
Categories: Residence and weekdays, Cheslava Gomonchuk
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Tamara Levchuk: Gangbangs (after the War)
We had lived for long in Grodno, but my father started to work as a forester in the forestry, so we moved to Putrishki. It was the year of 1955. There was a gangbang organized in Cheschevlyany. They …
Researcher: Alexei Zagidulin, PhD (Historical Sciences), associated professor at Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno
Categories: End of the war, Residence and weekdays, Tamara Levchuk
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Vasili Dzemyanovich: Synagogues after the War
Two thirds of the population were the Jews. Look at the synagogue: a woman synagogue, a man synagogue, a woman school. All these three buildings were located in one place. Here they are. All three …
Categories: Residence and weekdays, Vasili Dzemyanovich
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Vasili Dzemyanovich: Free time (after the War)
Did you organize dancing?
Yes, we had dancing, but what can I say, only on holidays.
Only on holidays?
On Sundays.
Was every Sunday a holiday or not?
Every one. Every Sunday. It was a day off. …
Categories: Holidays and traditions, Vasili Dzemyanovich
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Vasili Dzemyanovich: Drinks (after the War)
People started to drink only under Khruschev? Did they drink alcohol before?
Yes, of course. Before that only «NKVD» (People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs) and «militsiya& …
Categories: Holidays and traditions, Vasili Dzemyanovich
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Vladzimir Prashleutos: Traditions after the War
Each nation has its own traditions. I wasn’t told anything about traditions. And there was a cemetery over there – you see – in the March 8 Street, there is a waste land there now. …
Categories: Holidays and traditions, Vladzimir Prashleutos
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Tatiana Nikolayeva: About Kiselev
Zhykhar went there, Klyava, a hero of socialist labor, Vachynskaya, a hero of socialist labor, she has already died, she has orders. I was the only person representing teachers; Semenyaka Ala Gajdis, …
Researcher: Aleksej Zagidulin, Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno
Categories: Study and work, Tatyana Nikolayeva
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Lev Shlyakhter: Jewish community of Grodno
When you came to Grodno how did get into the Jewish community? Did anybody tell you about it?
Into the community?
Well, when did you began to go to the khesed?
To the khesed?
Yes.
I will tell …
Researcher: Natalja Ivashchanka, Sviatlana Silava, Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno
Categories: Study and work, Lev Shlyakhter
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Lev Shlyakhter: Concerts in Magadan
Artists came to our town. For example, Pyekha was paid 80 rubles, other ones were paid 60 or 70 rubles, it depended. It is per concert, besides they paid travel expenses, per diems and so on. Pyekha …
Researcher: Natalja Ivashchanka, Sviatlana Silava, Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno
Categories: Holidays and traditions, Lev Shlyakhter
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Lev Shlyakhter: Nationality
Do you consider yourself a Jew? I mean the religion. Or the nationality. Do you feel like a Jew or not?
You know, I can tell you frankly. I was an unbeliever, and my father was an unbeliever, I know …
Researcher: Natalja Ivashchanka, Sviatlana Silava, Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno
Categories: Holidays and traditions, Lev Shlyakhter
