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In Vladikavkaz we had one half of a house, a one-storied building, all houses were basically one-storied there. Three good rooms: a nursery, a dining room and the bedroom for parents. The kitchen was shared with the neighbors. The neighbors were under supervision, because he was a former White Army [8] soldier and she was a teacher, so they were often visited by the NKVD [9]. We had very good relations with our neighbors.
In the courtyard there was a front garden with trees and acacia. I remember it well. We, the children, used to climb and eat it, the white acacia – it was very tasty. There were other bushes and garden flowers. Mom loved gardening very much. We lived not without troubles, but I think we could make ends meet. My sister [Tsitsilia] was three years older than I was, she was born in 1924, and I – in 1927, and ten years later my brother Vladimir was born there, in Vladikavkaz [1937].
In the courtyard there was a front garden with trees and acacia. I remember it well. We, the children, used to climb and eat it, the white acacia – it was very tasty. There were other bushes and garden flowers. Mom loved gardening very much. We lived not without troubles, but I think we could make ends meet. My sister [Tsitsilia] was three years older than I was, she was born in 1924, and I – in 1927, and ten years later my brother Vladimir was born there, in Vladikavkaz [1937].
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Vladikavkaz
Russia
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Valentina Fidelman