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At school I was a [Young] Octobrist [8], then a pioneer [see All-Union pioneer organization] [9]. I was a son of a convinced supporter of the Communist Party. Though, to tell the truth, it wasn’t absolutely clear for me, why there were so many poor people and why our life was so hard. But in 1937 we didn’t even think about it: it was dangerous [see Great Terror] [10].
Period
Year
1937
Location
Russia
Interview
Alexander Ugolev