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By the time of Stalin's death I already knew a lo. Mum had many
friends with the same fate as hers. Their husbands or brothers had vanished
as well. When Daddy was arrested, Mum tried to hide this fact from me, but
I would pretend that I was sleeping and listened to her conversations with
friends. When Stalin died, not a tear fell from my eyes. I despised those
who cried. I loved Father very much and hated those who had executed him:
Beria, Ezhov, Yagoda and the whole company. I trusted Mum, and told her
that I hated them. And Mum, as a doctor, feared that too much hatred would
accumulate in my soul.
friends with the same fate as hers. Their husbands or brothers had vanished
as well. When Daddy was arrested, Mum tried to hide this fact from me, but
I would pretend that I was sleeping and listened to her conversations with
friends. When Stalin died, not a tear fell from my eyes. I despised those
who cried. I loved Father very much and hated those who had executed him:
Beria, Ezhov, Yagoda and the whole company. I trusted Mum, and told her
that I hated them. And Mum, as a doctor, feared that too much hatred would
accumulate in my soul.
Period
Year
1953
Location
Ukraine
Interview
emma nikonova