Tag #125207 - Interview #95978 (Stela Astrukova)

He immediately joined the resistance, but in 1941 he went underground. He was underground from 22nd June until 26 November. In 1942 he was caught because he was betrayed. He was sentenced to death. But the jury was bribed – for 250 000 levs his sentence was changed to life imprisonment. In prison he shared a cell with Traicho Kostov [53], whom he much respected. Although Traicho Kostov fell into disgrace later on, he always spoke in his favor.