Well, i don't think so, you know, knowleges about the war used to cultivate in us since the very first grades, vets used to be ivited for a talk with children to tell them some stories ab. their war days & etc. I think the point is that for my grandpa is difficult to remember those years. Once he heard a song (an old song by Mark Bernes about the ww2) & started crying, at that moment i realized how horrible was everymoment of his war, how hard for him to remember it. Unfortunatly i was born after the death of another grandfather of mine (like a lot of people in Russia of my age, both of grandfathers were vets)about his wardays i could recognize only from the notes of his flying magazine & as my parents said he also didn't speak much about the event...
P.S. Say Hello to your father from granddaughter of two soviet vets, wish him a lot of health, gladness & happiness
& don't forget to say "spasibo"(thank you) from me!
I can still remember my dad and uncle coming home from the war. I was not even 3 yet but I remember them in their uniforms. One Army and one Navy. Funny, how the human mind can remember things that happened 60 years ago very vivid but many more recent events just slip our minds. Thank you for the nice things to say to my dad.
Here is another site you might like. Since I am a vet and am getting old both sites have meaning for me and were both sent to me by my wife.
http://www.inspiringthots.net/movie/saucer.php
My cup has run over for a very long time.