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In the end, my brother, with the help of his pals, found a job for me at the motor-transport depot, where they had an urgent opening for an accountant. They were in the nonplus and had to offer me a job. I thought that I would be working and attending evening school as I had finished only 8 grades. I had to work a lot in the first years, the job was new for me and I had to learn a lot. Work was much more important for me than school. Two years had passed, before I entered the 9th grade of the evening school.
Having finished school, I decided to continue my education. I went to the Teachers’ Training Institute in Kirov to submit the documents. I didn’t have a passport. Upon my arrival the NKVD had taken my passport and given me a temporary identification card instead. The entrance examination board of the institute didn’t accept that document saying that it was not a passport. I went to the NKVD, which called the examination board of the institute and told them to accept my documents. My name was included in the list of entrants, but I decided not to take the exams. I understood that they would be biased against me and no matter how good I was, I would be given a poor mark on the first exam.
Having finished school, I decided to continue my education. I went to the Teachers’ Training Institute in Kirov to submit the documents. I didn’t have a passport. Upon my arrival the NKVD had taken my passport and given me a temporary identification card instead. The entrance examination board of the institute didn’t accept that document saying that it was not a passport. I went to the NKVD, which called the examination board of the institute and told them to accept my documents. My name was included in the list of entrants, but I decided not to take the exams. I understood that they would be biased against me and no matter how good I was, I would be given a poor mark on the first exam.
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Sovetsk
Russia
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Mariasha Vasserman