Krutaja Babulka

Month: July 2021

  • “TWICE TWELVE is TWENTY FOUR. MAGIC POWER OF DIGITS!”, a new book by VALENTINA FILINA-PATTISON, 2021

    CHAPTER 5. BACK HOME
    About the liberation of her native land Bryanshchina MARIA found out from the local radio news: the 17-th of September of 1943 is considered there a big festive day-the end of German-Fascist opression.
    Listen to the beautiful song performed by a very famous Soviet actress Tatiana Okunevskaya:

    “It’s high time for me to collect everything and go home!”, thought MARIA to herself. Three kids was her main treasure. Three days and three nights took her to drive by cargo train whrere there were no toilets, people slept on the straw laying on the floor.
    At long last she arrived. “Oh, horror!” in front of Maria’s eyes were spreading ruins of what it was called “city”. Everywhere was dust and crushed stone. 97% of buildings were smashed…
    Gorsovet gave her permission to occupy a one-bedroom apartment on the Kalinin Street as she was a single mother with three underage kids. It was a barracks-type, one-storeyed bulding with outdoor toilet, and one water tap for twenty residents. Later MARIA managed to build the water tap in her own room. How to survive?
    Again came to rescue: a goat for milk, a vegetable garden for food, and free mutual communal help.
    At that time the Government came to conclusion to issue the Order about the urgent help to restore 100 small towns. Bryansk was one of them. So, there were needed the labourers. MARIA was among them. A few years later she got a cashier job at the Bryansk Railway Station where she successfully worked during 17 years and was awarded with the Government Orders “For Valiant Work for Motherland” of the 1-st and 2-nd Grades.
    Time passed. The War was completely finished either on the Western, or on the Eastern front.
    Watch movie ” At 6 o’clock afte the War”

    From the height of today, July 2021, it’s necessary to say honestly that to conquer such a disgusting agressor as German Fascism was possible only by the united forces of all peace loving people of all nations. That’s why D-Day and the Victory of Red Army are equally important. And we, next generations, need to respect and be thankful for this. We’ll never forget you! (to be continued)

  • “Twice Twelve is Twenty Four. Magic Power of Digits!” a new book by Valentina Filina-Pattison, 2021

    CHAPTER 4 THE FEAR.
    The Fear has got Maria’s eyes. The fear for herself to survive, for kids, for husband: where is he now, who knows? That who has seen the death by her own eyes, that will never forget her. It’s only in the poetry like Gorky’s “The Girl and the Death” or movies, everything is being embelished. But real life? It’s something different.
    MARIA quit the refugees’ column, ’cause time arrived to deliver a child urgently. She turned out to be in one village house. Pain was so incredible that she hardly remembered what was happening around her. Only such a joyful glimpse of memor: big relief and a tiny baby-boy was shown to her. The women nwashed him carefully, wrapped him in rags, talked very excitedly.
    She did not have time for a rest. Huury up, MARIA. “We shall organize a childcare home for you and other kids. You’ll be in charge for everything. Be strong and helpful!”
    They paid with what they have had, mainly food products as everybody in the village has a vegetable garden and maybe a domestic animal.
    So, in MARIA’s Childcare Home a goat appeared to be. Goat milk is good for kids, maybe not so nutritient as cow’s but nevertheless.
    Maria’s son Gennadiy could not walk for a long time because of rickets.
    Watch a post-war Russian animated movie about Cheburashka and Crocodile Gena:

    Once the Germans appeared to invade the village. A GERMAN poked with his pistol at Maria’s son whom she held in her hands crying as usual. “I’ll pook him! Pook!’ he said to the frighted to death MARIA. She was surrounded by her childcare kids, tightly pressed to her. She started waving a little bit, swayingto one side then to the other, poor tiny Gena fell asleep. The German laughed at her face. The kid stopped crying. “The Pook!” did not happen luckily. But Fear, terrible Fear grew in Maria’s heart bigger and bigger.The war still continued at the Russian front and to defeat the Nazis was not easy work.
    This is another documentary about that ugly war.
    https://youtu.be/zsGXgeZWwzM