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A person and authorities
So, there started such persecutions, my mother told me that she was dating with a boy from Poland who was implicated in something. So before the very graduation from the institute, we were already …
Researcher: Наталья Иващенко, кандидат исторических наук, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы, Светлана Силова, кандидат исторических наук, доцент, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы
Categories: Man and authority, Ira Motolyga
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Orenburg-Borisov-Moskva
How long did it take you to get from Orenburg to Borisov?
My mother told me it took 14 days. Not to Borisov, but to Moscow. We wanted to stay in Moscow, but they built barracks for the evacuees. …
Researcher: Наталья Иващенко, кандидат исторических наук, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы, Светлана Силова, кандидат исторических наук, доцент, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы
Categories: Wartime, Ira Motolyga
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End of the War
The war finished, I remember that day very well, I don’t know if that was the day war finished or not when the German captives were passing by and my sister Anka took me by the hand and shouted, …
Researcher: Наталья Иващенко, кандидат исторических наук, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы, Светлана Силова, кандидат исторических наук, доцент, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы
Categories: End of the war, Ira Motolyga
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The Germans in Orenburg
And what did the captured Germans do in Orenburg?
They were being led, probably, by the builders or anybody else. They were being led and they were going. And we though, we didn’t know who …
Researcher: Наталья Иващенко, кандидат исторических наук, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы, Светлана Силова, кандидат исторических наук, доцент, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы
Categories: Mode of life, Ira Motolyga
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The beginning of war
We were getting on well. We lived in plenty. We had a very big house. We lived well. Well, once father came and said, «Basya, don’t say anybody a word, there will be a war».
Did he …
Researcher: Наталья Иващенко, кандидат исторических наук, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы, Светлана Силова, кандидат исторических наук, доцент, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы
Categories: Beginning of the war, Ira Motolyga
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Fashion
What was the fashion at the time?
What was the fashion? It wasn’t allowed to come to school without uniform. There appeared lisle and nylon stockings with a black heel, with a contoured heel, …
Researcher: Наталья Иващенко, кандидат исторических наук, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы, Светлана Силова, кандидат исторических наук, доцент, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы
Categories: Residence and weekdays, Ira Motolyga
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Post-war Minsk
You say that you remember Minsk very well. What did it look like when you saw it?
Minsk was in ruins. There were even dugouts in Minsk. And there were a lot of legless people in wheelchairs, and …
Researcher: Наталья Иващенко, кандидат исторических наук, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы, Светлана Силова, кандидат исторических наук, доцент, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы
Categories: Residence and weekdays, Ira Motolyga
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International relations
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
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Family
When «Azot» was being built, my husband built «Azot» and we were directed here.
And you arrived at Grodno for the first time. What were your first impressions?
Small street, …
Researcher: Наталья Иващенко, кандидат исторических наук, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы, Светлана Силова, кандидат исторических наук, доцент, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы
Categories: Residence and weekdays, Ira Motolyga
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Jewish tradition
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
