THE PUPILS OF GYMNASIA NO2 ARE SPEAKING ABOUT THEIR RELATIVES:

Valeriya Krivaltsevich (Form 3 G):

-My great-grandfather Pavel Ivanovich Krivaltsevich was 23 when the war began. He left his wife and children and joined partisans. He was not far from his village but visited his family only several times because the struggle against the fascists was very hard at that time. Those families who helped partisans could be shot. The partisan detachment where my great-grandfather struggled defended the settlements of Skovshin, Ossovo, Zabrodye, Pissarevichi.

In 1942 twelve partisans, including my great-grandfather, were captured. They were brought to the fascists’ chief commandant’s office in Starobin. After being in prison for several days, they decided to run away. Only two of them managed to do it. When the policemen heard some noise, they began shooting. My great-grandfather was shot at his back and died…

During the difficult after-war years my great-grandmother had to survive with her 3 children. She worked hard on the farm. But despite all the difficulties she brought up her children. She died when I was a baby.

My grandfather told me this story. By the way, my father was named after my great-grandfather…