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Those were the times of hunger. There was a dreadful starvation in Ukraine [Famine in Ukraine] [10], there was hunger in Moscow as well. We were famished. A lump of sugar was a rare dainty for me. Couple of times mother got the cards [Card system] [11] for the canteen for the privileged workers. We had a lavish meal there. I remember when I was in the metro in 1935, I saw a man eating a candy. My eyes looked so hungry and wretched that mother promised to buy me a candy.
Year
1935
Interview
Alexander Tsvey