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They had a house in the main district of the town, not far from downtown and the bank of the Dnepr. There was one big room in the house and from that room an entrance led to two small bedrooms without doors. Beside these rooms, there was an isolated room for guests, a kitchen with a Russian stove [2], a small corridor, and a very big covered verandah. The furniture was good. I remember a fine black leather sofa, a nice black couch, a wardrobe, Grandfather’s desk, where he worked and a sideboard. It was all in the dining room. In my grandparents’ bedroom there was a bed and a chest of drawers; the other bedroom had a small bed and a small table. There were no paintings, books or bookshelves in the house.
I know that they kept a cow and chickens. When I visited them before the Great Patriotic War, there was no cow anymore. As far as I remember, they kept the cow until 1936, but their children began to object. Keeping a cow required too much effort, so it was sold. Тhey always had hens. There was a small garden and a vegetable garden. They had no helpers in the household, but before the Great Patriotic War they were less engaged with it, as the children began to help.
I know that they kept a cow and chickens. When I visited them before the Great Patriotic War, there was no cow anymore. As far as I remember, they kept the cow until 1936, but their children began to object. Keeping a cow required too much effort, so it was sold. Тhey always had hens. There was a small garden and a vegetable garden. They had no helpers in the household, but before the Great Patriotic War they were less engaged with it, as the children began to help.
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Nina Khlevner
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