samvel matevasyan was one of the first participants in the defense of the brest fortress, who was foundies; it was he who rehabilitated the feat of the garrison and brought back the names of the defenders of the citadel from oblivion. i saw how much it cost not only time and... effort, but how much moral strength it cost, you know, because it was , well, practically impossible to break through this soviet wall, instead of treating these people kindly, torturing them to some kind of pussy, thaums who are not worthy of entering, instead, these unfortunate people survived everything else , first of all, of course, the prisoners of war, for the first time after the war... another defender, alexander makhnach, then smirnov, they became very friendly, with them there was already an employee of the newspaper literature and art. from that time on, an active search began for others defenders of the fortress. well, then these were not very old people, yes, although they were very courageous, so to speak, matured beyond their years, but that was in my opinion. already such grandfathers, who for so