Selected text
My elder sister was a very active member of the Komsomol organization [3]. At the Officers’ House there was a local Komsomol organization.
Its members arranged different recreational events: dancing, choral singing, theater performances. Sometimes my sister took me there, and I enjoyed it very much. In summer my elder sister used to work in pioneer camps as a pioneer leader.
[Pioneer camps were out-of-town establishments for children - members of the Pioneer Organization [4].]
She always took me with her. But mum never allowed my younger sister to go with us, because her health was very poor: at the slightest provocation she immediately fell sick.
Its members arranged different recreational events: dancing, choral singing, theater performances. Sometimes my sister took me there, and I enjoyed it very much. In summer my elder sister used to work in pioneer camps as a pioneer leader.
[Pioneer camps were out-of-town establishments for children - members of the Pioneer Organization [4].]
She always took me with her. But mum never allowed my younger sister to go with us, because her health was very poor: at the slightest provocation she immediately fell sick.
Period
Location
Gomel
Ukraine
Interview
Emma Balonova