yury benny has spent his whole life here after he was labeled a son of an enemy of the people he lived with the stigma for fifteen years he was stripped of many rights such as being barred from studying at a legal institute. his family home was deserted in one thousand thirty seven fifteen relatives all of whom were well to do peasants were shot for refusing to join soviet collective farms the crackdown on enemies of the people in this region was especially harsh all the while stalin and beria vacationed in nearby colleges. let's get that has been when i was a schoolboy i saw beriah several times he would come here with a wegen load of border guards around the area always wore eyeglasses who would go down the road with his hands behind his back to look like a man wanting to boss everybody around him. for many years whenever up has in families got together even mentioning the names of relatives branded as enemies of the people was dangerous nowadays when guests visit yuri benny as grants and hands him a vessel in the form of a horn reserved for special occasions. the guests drink wine f