as a child, he lived in the care of his parents, who at that time lived in the village of voronovka.k state farm. i'm starting to work on this state farm. in 1939, i was drafted into the red army, served in the 415th motorized rifle regiment until the beginning of the war. 5 days after the start of the war, our regiment entered the battle near the city of dvinsk, after which our units retreated. while retreating near the city of staroye rusa, i was captured by german troops. i was put in a camp in the city of staroye rusa, where i stayed until june 1942. in june 1942, after the camp was disbanded, i was assigned to a work group that guarded the ammunition of the german army. i worked there as a translator until 1943. in 1943 i joined the partisans, who we were near pskov and in june of 1944 united with units of the red army and returned to the city of opochka, where i underwent state inspection until august 4 of 1944. in august of 1944, i was called back into service in the red army and was sent for further service to the city of kalinin. for a period of 10 years, with loss of rights