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Nobody paid any special attention to this at school. We were
constantly preparing for a war. I remember the Finnish War a little, in
1940, when we had to stand in lines for food. It was hard, cold and long.
And then the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact was signed. We believed it was for the
good, so that there would be no war. In general we did not think much about
it. We were confident that the Germans would be stopped immediately at the
border. We even sang songs to this effect.
constantly preparing for a war. I remember the Finnish War a little, in
1940, when we had to stand in lines for food. It was hard, cold and long.
And then the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact was signed. We believed it was for the
good, so that there would be no war. In general we did not think much about
it. We were confident that the Germans would be stopped immediately at the
border. We even sang songs to this effect.
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Location
Ukraine
Interview
Emilia Kushnir