mikhail belush was born in the village of rudolepechanskaya, mostovsky district, in an ordinary village the houses, and the residents were driven away to exile in germany, among them was misha’s mother. the boy himself, together with his younger brother, managed to hide in the forest. so he ended up in the partisan detachment of the october brigade. this is what i remembered about my first meeting. with mikhail belysh, native of lida, kuriyan. in november 1942, i was sent as part of a sabotage group behind enemy lines. we arrived in lepechanskaya pushcha in grodno region, one day in the spring of 1943, i happened to stay in one of the houses in the village of zachepichi, shchuchinsky district, in which there was a skinny boy of about 15 years old, along with his younger brother. word by word the conversation flowed. i found out that his name is misha, he has long been burning with the desire to fight the enemy, he is looking for a meeting with the partisans, at first he did not want to admit who i was and where i was from, but sensing his sincerity, he said that he had arrived here on i