One of the most exciting pages in the history of the Great Patriotic War was and remains the theme of military childhood. Children and adolescents worked on an equal footing with adults at enterprises and collective farms, volunteered for the front and became children of regiments, donated their savings to the USSR Defense Fund 1 and joined partisan detachments. And on the pages of newspapers, children tried to keep up with adults: for example, to the editorial office of the newspaper "Pionerskaya Pravda", like a number of other publications for children and youth that continued their work during the war years, children sent drawings, poems about the war and even cartoons in German soldier. Among the letters and drawings one can find both childishly naive (see document No. 2), and letters from schoolchildren who tried to write and draw "in an adult way." In particular, the children mastered caricatures of the enemy - a satirical genre characteristic primarily of "adult" Soviet newspapers.

One of the most popular newspapers among schoolchildren was Pionerskaya Pravda, the organ of the Central and Moscow committees of the Komsomol. With the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, the structure of the newspaper was rebuilt taking into account the wartime. Since June 1941, several special wartime headings have appeared on the pages of Pionerskaya Pravda: "From the Soviet Information Bureau", "Pioneer Scrap Metal Piggy Bank" and others. and famous writers and poets, and readers. We publish several children's cartoons and letters to them below.

Drawings - weapons of children

The schoolchildren, as far as they could, tried to participate in the activities of the pioneer newspaper. Among the drawings, you can find not too skillful, and quite professional. From the "adult" genre of caricatures to children's cartoons, which are also different in their technique of execution, one of the basic principles has passed - the image of an enemy with animal features, more like an animal than a person. Soviet soldiers and nurses in children's drawings were examples of heroism and selfless service to the Motherland.

In addition, the schoolchildren responded vividly to stories about the exploits of the Komsomol war heroes. Thus, in V. Arkhipovsky's drawing "The Death of" Tanya "", it is obvious that the execution of Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya, captured by the Germans while performing a combat mission in the village of Petrishchevo, is depicted. During interrogation, she identified herself as Tanya, and for the first time they learned about her feat from the article "Tanya" by Pyotr Lidov, published in the newspaper "Pravda" on January 27, 1942.

Children's cartoons and drawings about the war, published below, are part of a set of documents collected during wartime for display at the exhibition "Komsomol in the Patriotic War" in the State Historical Museum (SHM).

Exhibitions about heroism

At a meeting of the secretariat of the Central Committee of the Komsomol on May 2, 1942, an official decision was made to organize an exhibition 2, which would highlight the heroism of the Komsomol and youth in the fight against the enemy at the front and in the rear. Initially, the opening of the exposition was scheduled for the anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War - June 22, 1942. In reality, the first exposition was deployed in 1943 at the State Historical Museum. About 40 artists and sculptors took part in the design of the exhibition. In 1944, the Central Committee of the Komsomol decided that the exhibition should exhibit materials not only about the Komsomol, but also about Soviet youth in general, in this regard, the exhibition became known as "Komsomol and Youth in the Patriotic War."

In January 1949, the Komsomol and Youth in the Patriotic War exposition was included in the exhibition prepared for the 30th anniversary of the Komsomol (November 1948). In September 1949, this exhibition was named "Lenin-Stalinist Komsomol". The exhibition was closed in July 1953. The physical exhibits of the exhibition, in general, were transferred to the Moscow museums - the Historical Museum, the Revolution, the Soviet Army. Documents and some material relics were transferred to the archives of the Komsomol Central Committee. Later, the archival and museum collection of the Central Committee of the Komsomol was replenished with materials received from the participants in the events and their relatives. At present, the set of documents for the exhibition is the M-7 fund "Documents of the exhibition of the Central Committee of the Komsomol" Lenin-Stalinist Komsomol "(1942-1953)" RGASPI. Some materials of the exhibition are also included in the fund N M-14 "Museum materials on the history of the youth movement in the USSR and Russia".

Published documents are stored in the M-7 RGASPI fund and are reproduced with the preservation of spelling, punctuation and stylistic features of the texts.

The publication was prepared by Natalia Volkhonskaya, chief specialist of the department of scientific and information work and the scientific and reference apparatus of RGASPI.

Document No. 1.

Letter and caricatures of Oleg Tikhonov sent to the editorial office of the newspaper "Pionerskaya Pravda"

Dear editors!

I am sending you two of my cartoons, and I ask you to write what is wrong in them (in the text). I live next to S. Sofronov, who sent you the cartoons. He is my friend. Before that I lived in Moscow and was at your editorial office of Pionerskaya Pravda, I don’t remember what year, but I only remember that I was when the play “Gorky's Childhood” was read. There were guys from the class in which I studied, namely: Julia Rogova, Lenya Novobytov, Galya Osokina and me.

I would love to stay in Moscow, but the circumstances were such that I had to go with my dad to Kirov, where I am now.

I am 16 years old, I live on Karl Marx Street, house 8 sq. 9. Tikhonov Oleg. I will send another cartoon soon.

Greetings - Oleg.

RGASPI. F. M-7. Op. 1.D. 3545.L. 1-3.

Document No. 2.

Letter from Vali Razbezhkina to the gunner with congratulations on the 25th anniversary of the Red Army, sent to the editorial office of the newspaper "Pionerskaya Pravda"

[February 1943]

Dear fighter!

I congratulate you on the 25th anniversary of the Red Army and wish you to defeat these reptiles as soon as possible and so that no dust remains of them. I wish you to shoot down more planes of the fascists and destroy all the tanks that are moving towards us to our beloved homeland with the fire of your cannons. Grant and grab the German invaders. I am a student of the energy school No. 9. I ask you to quickly defeat the enemy and come to our school. I shake hands firmly and wish you a quick victory. From Razbezhkina Vali.

Dear fighter

I congratulate you on the XXVth anniversary of the Red Army. For the best artilleryman of your unit, please accept my modest gift.

ufa st. Volodarsky N 2

RUE N 9 1 [uch] 30 groups

Razbezhkina Vali.

RGASPI. F. M-7. Op. 1.D. 3545.L. 7-7ob.

1. "Defense Fund" - a special fund, which received voluntary donations from citizens and organizations of the USSR for the needs of the front during the Great Patriotic War. Materials about donations of Soviet and foreign citizens and institutions to the USSR Defense Fund (1942-1946) are kept in the RGASPI (F. 628).
2. RGASPI. F. M-1. Op. 18. D. 1558. Personal file of Ezersky Isaac-Alexander Moiseevich. L. 14.
3. YUD - International Youth Day - International Youth Day (1915-1945). Established by the decision of the Berne International Socialist Youth Conference in 1915 in order to mobilize youth to fight for peace. In 1916-1931. was celebrated on the first Sunday of September, and from 1932 on September 1.

Time, years, centuries pass, the events and experiences of terrible war days go further and further. But they are not forgotten, so each new generation draws its fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers on sheets of paper, trying to capture the feat that they have accomplished. How to draw a war, so that it does not look like a heartless drawing, which will eventually be forgotten, but so that it is remembered, deposited in the soul and heart of every person?

Drawing on a military theme

Before talking about "war", you should decide on several parameters. In thoughts, you need to imagine how the drawing will look like, what will be shown on it.
Will it be a separate character or part of a military action? Maybe it will be an image of some kind of military equipment in the ruins of a city, or an airplane in the blazing sky, or a nurse in a hospital, or an old woman looking out the window with the hope of the return of her son or husband. The main thing is that it comes from the heart. Then the image will come out with a soul. No person can remain indifferent, thinking about the past and drawing a war. On a sheet of paper, the state of war, the hostile attitude towards it and the devastating consequences that it leaves behind are conveyed.

The color and paint of the military pattern

Every person who undertakes to paint on a military theme sees his future drawing in his own color. The palette of war is multifaceted. It can also be in black - a sign of mourning, horror and loss. Maybe in red colors - a symbol of spilled blood, rage and cruelty. Also, the drawing can be "colorless gray", this color was seen by the war desperate people who lived in those years. The image can be bright, vivid (in the color of hope). How to draw a war, in what color or in many shades? Everyone decides for himself.

An example of an image of a drawing about war in stages in pencil

In order to complete the drawing, we need: paper, a pencil and thoughts about what will be depicted. So, how to draw a war with a pencil step by step if you decide to depict some kind of battle scene of a battle, with a crowd of people, equipment, and so on? First, mark all the main lines of the drawing with very light strokes, so that, if necessary, you can correct this without harming the picture. When drawing a building, draw its main part (roof, walls), then outline details, for example, a hole in the wall where a bomb fell, or a part of a collapsed staircase. What if you decide to draw several soldiers on the battlefield? In this case, you should start from the farthest. In the picture, it should be the smallest in size, and all the others should gradually increase.

When displaying various equipment, be it an airplane, a tank or a ship, you need to start in the same way as with different buildings, first drawing the base, and then gradually adding reality, colors or historical nuances to them. Also, in order for your characters, equipment and buildings to look the most realistic, it is worth referring to literary sources. View photos of those years, find out, for example, what form the soldiers had, what tanks and aircraft were, how they differed from each other, and pay attention to this in the picture. With the help of books and various illustrations, you can easily understand how to draw a war or various military actions.

Great Patriotic War on a piece of paper

How to draw World War II on a piece of paper? The Great Patriotic War is often called the "war of motors". Indeed, at that time, motorized equipment began to operate in service with the Soviet troops. In particular, the appearance of tanks can be noted. In this regard, the idea of \u200b\u200bwhat war looks like has changed. Tanks began to appear in the drawings against various backgrounds. It could be a tank in an abandoned city or on the battlefield, or a separate element of a whole drawing. Enemy tanks are drawn separately, they certainly contain various elements of national identity (for example, a swastika).

In films about the Great Patriotic War, you can also see Soviet soldiers with machine guns, Shpagin pistols (PPSh), and fascists with angular MPs. Also in the Great Patriotic War, heavy and super-powerful installations of the Baltic Fleet took part. They can also often be found in drawings. Considering all this, the Great Patriotic War is often depicted on a sheet of paper with drawings of various kinds of equipment and weapons.

Life without war, but with the memory of its heroes

How to paint a war with light colors? It is possible to display this event without using dark and terrifying colors. The image of a soldier returning home, or an already gray veteran and his family - can also be attributed to the military theme of the picture. The task of the picture about the war is, first of all, the memory of those terrible events and one of the ways of warning for the future. Therefore, all drawings about the war are of colossal importance, and the young generation learns the history of their country from these subjects.

"War through the eyes of children." Drawings and reflections

Photo report from the exhibition of children's drawings "The Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945."

Voronkina Lyudmila Artemyevna, teacher of additional education MBOUDOD DTDM g.about. Tolyatti
Goal:
fostering a sense of pride and gratitude to the soldiers and officers of the Great Patriotic War who saved humanity from fascism;
fostering respect for veterans.
The audience: for any age from 6 years….
The war of 1941-1945 left us for sixty-nine years, but its cruel tragic image, 1418 troubling days and nights of the Great Patriotic War with the Nazi hordes will forever remain in the memory of mankind. The exploits of those who liberated the people from enslavement, saved the world civilization and brought people the long-awaited peace will never be forgotten.

Not much time will pass and the opportunity to recreate the "living history" of the war will be destroyed forever. That is why the interest of children in the events of the terrible 40s on the eve of the 69th anniversary of the Great Victory is so valuable.

What motivates the guys, what prompts them to return again and again to the events of 70 years ago? They look for their past, their roots, studying the history of the war not only from fiction, documentary sketches about the war, but also from the memories of grandfathers and great-grandfathers passed down from generation to generation. Young authors recorded their stories - this is the living history of the Great Patriotic War. We, adults, understand: the worst thing that could happen to our ordinary children, who, fortunately, did not hear the howling of bombs, who did not know the horrors of war, is ignorance and insensibility. The worst thing is that without yesterday there is neither today nor tomorrow.

For the compositions "War through the Eyes of Children", for the respect shown to the veterans who defended the independence of our Motherland in a fierce battle with fascism, for the memory of the heroic past of our people, I thank the students of the creative association "Needlewoman":
Plekhanov Irina
Kivilevich Anastasia
Neverova Oksana
Balanyuk to Evelina
Manakhov Elizabeth
I would like to thank the young artists participating in the "Forever in the Memory of the People" fine art competition.
Many years have passed since the Great Patriotic War, but the stories of grandfathers and great-grandfathers resurrect a terrible image of the past, so that we know that it was so, that we would cherish the peace that the soldiers conquered for us. To remember the heroes who gave the Motherland the Great Victory!
The most significant day in our history. The day Nazi Germany fell. The day the Soviet flag was raised over the Reichstag. The day that went down in history as the day of the greatness of the Soviet Army. This day is May 9th.
On the eve of the main holiday of the country, a competition of compositions and drawings "War through the eyes of children" was held in our creative association. An exhibition of children's drawings on the theme "The Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945" began its work. The exposition presents works in different genres. The pictures displayed in the hall are the work of our pupils, young and old. Some of the artists recently turned 7 years old, but their paintings are already on display.
June. Russia. Sunday.
Dawn in the arms of silence.
A fragile moment remains
Until the first shots of the war.

The world will explode in a second
Death will lead the parade-alle
And the sun will go out forever
For millions on earth.

A mad barrage of fire and steel
Will not turn back by itself.
Two "supergods": Hitler - Stalin,
And between them is a terrible hell.

June. Russia. Sunday.
A country on the brink: to be not to be ...
And this eerie moment
We will never forget ...
(D. Popov)

Children of war, you did not know childhood.
The horror of those years from the bombing in the eyes.
You lived in fear. Not everyone survived.
The bitterness-wormwood is still on the lips.
Svetlana Sirena.

author: Vasilyeva Lena 7 years old

The war passed menacingly through children's fates,
It was hard for everyone, hard for the country
But childhood is seriously mutilated:
Children suffered greatly from the war.
V. Shamshurin

Country alarm:
The enemy crept up, Like a night thief.
Goes to our cities
Black horde of fascists.
But we will throw the enemy away
How strong our hatred is
What are the dates of the current attacks
The people will glorify for centuries.
(A. Barto)

The precious barge took the cargo -
The children of the blockade got into it.
The faces are not childish, the color of starch,
In my heart, my grief.
The girl pressed the doll to her chest.
The old tug left the pier
He pulled the barge to distant Kobona.
Ladoga gently rocked the kids,
By hiding a large wave for a while.
The girl, embracing the doll, dozed off.
A black shadow ran across the water
Two "Messerschmitts" broke into a dive.
Bombs, baring sting fuses,
Howled viciously in a lethal throw.
The girl pressed the doll harder ...
The explosion tore the barge apart and crumpled.

Ladoga suddenly burst open to the bottom
And swallowed up both old and small.
Only one doll came out,
The one that the girl pressed to her chest ...

The wind of the past shakes memory,
In strange visions disturbing in a dream.
I often dream of big eyes
Those who stayed at the Ladoga bottom.
Dreams as in a dark, damp depth
The girl is looking for a floating doll.
(A. Molchanov)

The last first fight
The bells sounded
The ground is burning and the tracks of tanks clang.
The signal flare went up
Scattered into thousands of remains.

And so the first platoon went on the attack,
There are boys who are nineteen.
Tell me fate what's your turn?
And how many times to attack?

He went first: handsome, young,
The bride wrote to him yesterday.
The last was the first battle -
Accidental explosion and the boy was gone.

Get up, soldier!
Well, why are you quiet ?!
Get up, dear!
The earth will give you strength ...
But he didn't get up. The poet will write a verse
And he will read aloud over the common grave.
It was forty-first. There was a fierce battle
For the Motherland, for the blue sky.
For you and me to breathe ...
Let's remember those who did not come from the battle.
N. Seleznev.

Russia will not forget beardless faces
Protecting the sunrise of cornflower-blue spring
We will never dream of anything again
So watch our young dreams for us.
We will never wear our orders
And we will not pass in the parade line along the stands.
We died, but we and the lost believe:
The history of our names will not be forgotten.
We will return home to stay there forever,
We will sing the last song in the churches.
After all, a Russian soldier does not know how to surrender,
If he defends his homeland.
Stepan Kadashnikov

A soldier, remembering his path to the end,
Will cry with scanty tears.

And the fallen are all alive in our hearts -
Silently stand next to us.
(V. Snegirev ■)

Horses can swim
But - not good. Near.
"Gloria" - in Russian - means "Glory", -
It will be easy for you to remember.
There was a ship, proud of its name,
Trying to overcome the ocean.
In the hold, kindly wagging their muzzles,
Thousands of horses trampled day and night.
Thousand horses! Horseshoes four thousand!
All the same they did not bring happiness.
The mine pierced the ship's bottom
Far, far from the land
People got into boats, climbed into boats.
The horses swam just like that.
What could they do, poor, if
Aren't there places on boats and rafts?
A red island floated across the ocean.
In the sea in blue, the island floated bay.
And at first it seemed - it was easy to swim,
The ocean seemed like a river to them.
But you can't see that edge by the river,
Running out of horsepower
Suddenly the horses whinnied, protesting
Those who drowned them in the ocean.
The horses went to the bottom and whinnied, whinnied,
All to the bottom until they went.
That's all. And yet I feel sorry for them -
Redheads who have not seen the land.

Military pencil drawings can be created in stages, even for small children. There are a lot of lessons and instructions on the network, pictures for sketching, which allow you to independently transfer various types of military equipment to paper.

Boys will like drawing on a military theme with a pencil, but girls can also create such pictures, for example, on the eve of the big holiday on May 9 or February 23. On Victory Day, the drawing will be an excellent gift for veterans or relatives who served in the army.

Military plane pencil drawing

A military aircraft can look interesting in the form of a simple pencil drawing without coloring with paints or colored pencils. First, you should check if you have the tools you need to create your art project:

• ruler;
• pencil;
• blank sheet of paper;
• eraser.

If possible, choose pencils hard and soft, which are convenient for making auxiliary lines or directing the main ones. The following simple instruction will allow little artists to create their own beautiful military aircraft on paper.

1. Create basic lines that serve as a base for placing the plane on the leaf. Using a ruler, draw a long line, which we tilt down a little. The second will cross the first, you need to lead it from the lower left corner of the leaf to the upper right, this is the basis for the wings and tail. To make the tail of the plane look realistic, add a small short line on the first main line, it should be perpendicular.
2. If the lines are not a good enough guide to draw the correct shape of the plane, create additional points that serve as the edges of the nose, tail and wings of the object. It is recommended to start from the far right point where the nose will be located.
3. Draw the cockpit with smooth lines. Movements should be smooth, you should not press on the paper with a pencil. The cockpit lines should taper slightly as they approach the leftmost point where the tail of the aircraft is.
4. From the main lines of the cockpit, focusing on the second auxiliary with the same soft and smooth movements, draw the wings of the aircraft.
5. An important final base step is drawing the tail. Military aircraft can have a tail of different shapes, with additional elements, so it is advisable to look at the example drawing and ask the child to copy the finished shape.
6. The last step is to add important elements to bring the plane to life. A child can add various emblems to the airplane body, and can not do without drawing the front glass and side windows.
7. After the lines have been hovered, using the eraser, delete auxiliary lines and points, excess strokes that were the basis of the sketch.

All drawings of military equipment in pencil are created on such a basis: auxiliary lines intersecting in the right places, as a guideline for creating basic contours.

Military ship pencil drawing

Military pencil drawings allow the child not only to understand the basics of creating complex drawings, but also to study the structure of various vehicles. Many children enjoy creating a warship and a pencil drawing that requires following instructions.

Unlike the previous drawing, the children begin their art project by drawing the waves of the sea, which are located at the bottom of the leaf. Waves are curved lines that young artists can draw.

On the waves, you need to place one horizontal line without a slope. A ruler will come to the rescue in this. The length of the main horizontal line should be of medium length, taking into account the fact that additional lines will diverge at the sides, continuing the base of the ship's hull, they are made using a ruler. For this, the ruler is placed slightly obliquely towards the outer sides of the leaf. You can connect these two lines with one solid. The base of the ship is ready.

Next, you should be guided by an example-picture from which the cabin compartments and deck details are copied. The cannons are drawn without fail, and the main "highlight" of such a creation will be the flag of the ship. An important detail of the drawing. At the end, a few curved wave lines are added around the ship to create the illusion of a military vehicle moving.

Such military pencil drawings for children may seem simple at first glance, but with the help of shading they decorate the picture, and if there is a desire, they add a little color with the help of paints.

Soldier drawing

A drawing of a military soldier with a pencil can be done by small children. The main thing is to pre-practice to repeat the basic geometric shapes and learn how to make neat lines.
As in the case with the drawing of a military aircraft with a pencil for children, it is worth creating several auxiliary lines with which the proportions of the soldier's body will be correct.

1. First, he will work on the markup. The frame of the picture is the base of the soldier's body. Draw an oval on the top of the vertical line, which serves as the base for the head. Just below it draws two trapezoids - the base of the body. From the trapezoid we make lines for the arms and lines below for the legs. An important point is that the drawing is made larger in order to display all the details well.
2. In the oval zone, you can create auxiliary lines with thin strokes for accuracy: one horizontally just above the center of the oval, the second vertical clearly in the center, crossing the zone of the future face of the soldier. Draw ears from the oval on the sides with neat curved lines. Along the auxiliary horizontal line, add eyes and just above them two eyebrow souls. In the lower part, the nose will be located, and between the created details of the face. On top of the oval, you can draw a bang.
3. We draw a garrison cap. If it is difficult to repeat its shape, you can stop at a small triangle that "sits" exactly on top of the oval.
4. From the oval down to the trapezoid in smooth lines.
5. From the neck, we move on to drawing the shape of the body, making the trapezoid less angular. At this stage, you can immediately tackle details such as the collar, other items of clothing in the form of a belt and pagons.
6. Don't forget about pockets, buttons and a star on the strap.
7. The lower part is pants. Children should be helped with them, because not all small artists will be able to repeat the lines of the folds of their trousers. We finish this part with boots.
8. Step by step, without haste, we draw the arms, the sleeves of the form, from which the soldier's arms are visible. It is not necessary to draw in detail the hands. Toddlers can stop at a schematic drawing.

Aleksandrov Alexander, 10 years old, "Tankist"

"My great-grandfather. He took part in the Great Patriotic War. He liberated Prague. His tank was hit and he was concussed."

Astafiev Alexander, 10 years old, "A simple private"

"My great-grandfather took part in the Great Patriotic War from 1941 to 1945. He started as a private soldier, and finished with the rank of sergeant. In the last years of the war he fought on the famous Katyusha. During the war he was repeatedly awarded various orders and medals. In total. he has 12. Born in 1921, died in 1992. "

Bavina Zoya, 10 years old, "On Lake Ladoga"

"Danilov Ivan Dmitrievich. My great-grandfather was born in 1921 on July 2. He died in 1974. In 1944 they broke through the blockade of Leningrad. Troops marched along Lake Ladoga. It had very strong ice, and cars with people and food drove across the lake. In some places the ice was thin and some of the soldiers fell under the ice. Once he also fell under the ice. After falling he was taken to a hospital where he was operated on. He was cured of tuberculosis. Returned from the war in 1944, as he was seriously wounded. He came back from the war with a scar on his chest and two fingers missing. But the body was weakened and he died. "

Bakushina Natalia, 10 years old, "The Pride of the Family"

“My great-grandfather on my mother’s side took part in the Great Patriotic War. He was born in 1918 and died in 2006 at the age of 88. My great-grandfather went to war at the age of 21. He was an ordinary soldier, served in Nalchik. From the first days war, the regiment where he served, was sent to the defense of Moscow. Subsequently, the regiment was transferred to the defense of Stalingrad. My great-grandfather took part in the operation to capture General Pauls. For participation in the battles for Moscow and Stalingrad, he was awarded military orders, medals and he was awarded the rank of junior lieutenant. He was the commander of a rifle squad. During the war, his great-grandfather was seriously wounded in the stomach and head. He was sent to the rear hospital in Novosibirsk. After being discharged from the hospital from 1944 to 1946, he served in the rear troops, preparing recruits for sent to the front. In 1947, my great-grandfather was demobilized. "

Bekboeva Ayan, 10 years old, "My great-grandfather"

"My great-grandfather's name was Sultanbai. He fought in the Ukrainian front. He had orders and medals. He was a sniper. He fought for 3 years. He came lame from the war. When he returned, my grandmother was 6 years old. Mom recalled how he interestingly told about the war, how at night they swam in a boat across the Dnieper River. He liberated cities and villages from the Nazis. He lived to be ninety-two years old, with a splinter in his leg. I am proud of my great-grandfather! He is a Hero! "

Vanyushina Sophia, 10 years old, "Arzhaev Afanasy Vasilievich"

"Arzhaev Afanasy Vasilievich (1912 - 25.11.1971)
My great-great-grandfather Afanasy Arzhaev was born in 1912 in the village. Matveevka Soloneshensky district of Altai Territory. In 1941 he was drafted to the front in the Soloneshensky RVK of the Altai Territory, private. In 1944, a funeral came to my grandfather and the family believed that he was dead. However, in 1946, the great-great-grandfather returned from the front safe and sound. It turned out that after the Great Patriotic War, he took part in the war with Japan. During the war, my grandfather was awarded orders and medals. Unfortunately, with these awards he allowed his children to play and the awards were lost. In our family, only memories and one photograph have survived, which shows a grandfather with the Order of the Red Star on his chest. Grandfather did not share his memories of the war with anyone. When the sons asked their father to tell about the war, he limited himself to the phrase: "There is nothing good there." The family knew only that he was a scout. After the war, my grandfather worked with dignity, was a good family man, he had 10 children. He died early, in 1971, at the age of 59.
While preparing this story, my parents and I were surprised to find that there was information on the Internet that my grandfather had died. We also found information about some of the great-great-grandfather's awards on the People's Feat website. It indicates that Arzhaev Afanasy Vasilievich was awarded the Order of the Red Star on September 16, 1943, and the Order of the Patriotic War, II degree, on January 15, 1944. According to the recollections of my great-grandfather, who played with awards: "There was something to play!"
By the 70th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, my family decided to restore the details of the heroic military life of my great-great-grandfather and to further search for information about his exploits and awards. "

Vasilyeva Polina, 10 years old, "Our hero is near"

"The Great Patriotic War began! Fascist Germany invaded the territory of our country and wanted to conquer it. Our Soviet people stood up to defend their Motherland! My great-grandfather Konstantin Andreevich Gubin was among these defenders! He bravely endured all the hardships of military service. He took part in all the necessary He fought as a sapper. He had a service dog Mukhtar. Together with Mukhtar they defused German mines. Once, near the city of Smolensk, he was blown up by a mine together with Mukhtar. Mukhtar died, and his great-grandfather was sent to the hospital where he underwent surgery on his leg He stayed in the hospital for three months, and after he recovered he was sent to the front. At the end of the war he returned to his homeland in the city of Irbit. During the war he was awarded one order and three medals. I often remember my great-grandfather and am very proud of him! !! And on the ninth of May I try to come to the city of Irbit to put flowers on his grave. "

Gataullina Alina, 10 years old, "Nurse"

"Yarkina Marfa Aleksandrovna in 1942-1943 worked in hospitals as a nurse in the pre-front zone, and in 1944-1945 she worked deep in the rear in hospitals, specifically in the city of Kamensk-Uralsky. In 1943 it was decided to move the hospital away from the front line On the way, the train was bombed. Several cars were blown up, all who were in them were killed. My grandmother was lucky, she survived and continued to work as a nurse. After the end of World War II, she stayed to live and work in the city of Kamensk. Uralsky. "

Gileva Anastasia, 10 years old, "My great-grandfather"

Gureeva Ekaterina, "Alexey Petrovich Maresyev"

"A whole story was written about this man -" The Story of a Real Man. "And rightly so - after all, Alexey Maresyev is a real hero who was able to continue to fight even after the amputation of both legs in the knee area. Already on July 20, 1943, Maresyev saved the lives of two of his comrades He was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union on August 24, 1943. In total, he managed to make 86 sorties and shoot down 11 enemy aircraft. By the way, he shot down four planes before being wounded and seven after being wounded. In 1944 he began to work as an inspector-pilot, having transferred from a combat regiment to the management of the Air Force Universities. "

Denisova Vlada, 10 years old, "My Hero"

"My great-grandfather Yura Zherebenkov. He went through the whole Second World War. He loved to tell me different stories about the war. When I was little, my great-grandfather told me one interesting story. For me, my great-grandfather will always remain a hero of the Second World War!"

Dubovin Vadim, "Alexey Maresyev"

Zhuravleva Maria, 10 years old, "My great-grandfather"

"I have not seen my great-grandfather. But I know that my great-grandfather was a very good man. His name was Stepan. He lived in the village with his wife and four children. Stepan worked as an accountant (economist). In 1941 he went to war. Great-grandfather fought in the infantry. In 1942 he was in captivity in a concentration camp in Poland. When he returned home, he was very ill and could not work for a long time. In 1956 the government awarded him the medal "For the victory over Germany." Later he moved to Sverdlovsk. Stepan died in 1975. Now I come with my mother to his grave. "

Zadorina Tatiana, 10 years old, "My great-grandfather"

"My great-grandfather Alexey Nikolaevich Loskutov was born in 1903 on October 18 in the city of Kamyshlov. He worked as an agent in the tax inspection. In 1941, he went to the front in July. In November 1943 he was at home - he came on leave after being treated in a hospital (was wounded in the knee.) In 1944 he went back to the front. He died in 1944 on September 22 in Latvia. He was buried in the Latvian SSR (Bava district, Vitsmuzhskaya volost, village Boyari). "

Kopyrkina Elvira, 10 years old, "My Heroic Relative"

"I want to tell you about my great-great-grandfather. His name was Kopyrkin Alexander Osipovich. He was born on July 27, 1909 in the village of Berezovka, Artinsky district, Sverdlovsk region in a family of peasants. In 1924, his grandfather finished three classes of elementary school, and this was his education, as from an early age he was forced to work. In 1931, his grandfather was drafted into the ranks of the Red Army for military service. In the army, he received a military specialty mortar. In 1934, great-grandfather returned from the army and went to work in a mine, mining copper ore. time, the family of the great-grandfather moved to the city of Degtyarsk, Revdinsky district of the Sverdlovsk region.
In September 1941, my great-grandfather was drafted into the army by way of general mobilization. At first, he fought on the Leningrad front, was the commander of a weapon - a 76 mm cannon. At the end of 1941, in the battles near Tikhvin, my great-grandfather was surrounded and seriously wounded. After recovery, great-grandfather was again sent to the front line, where, as part of the 104th mortar regiment, he took part in the defense of Leningrad until the blockade was lifted and its complete liberation. After the liberation of Leningrad, my great-grandfather's mortar regiment was sent to the 1st Ukrainian Front. As part of the 1st Ukrainian Front, my great-grandfather took part in the liberation of all of Europe and reached Berlin itself. For participation in the Great Patriotic War, my grandfather was awarded orders and medals. After the end of World War II, my great-grandfather returned home and continued to work in the mine. My great-grandfather died in 1995, long before my birth. Even though I have never seen him, I am proud to be the descendant of such a heroic man. "

Kulak Sergey, 11 years old, "Heroes' Contribution to Victory"

"The contribution of my great-grandfathers to the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. This year, on May 9, the whole country will celebrate the 70th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Many of my fellow countrymen were participants in the Great Patriotic War. Some went to the front, some remained in the rear to work at the factory. These were people who put their soul, energy and strength of their youth into everything they did. Such people were my great-grandfathers Pavel Konstantinovich Kulak (from my father's side) and Mikhail Ivanovich Ushakov (from my mother's side). Both of them worked in the open-hearth shop, but at different plants: Pavel Konstantinovich - at the Kuibyshev plant, and Mikhail Ivanovich - at the Uralvagonzavod.And it so happened in the history of our family that both great-grandfathers brewed armor steel for the legendary T-34 tank. selfless labor my great-grandfathers were awarded state awards of various degrees and categories: some are kept in the museum, others are in the family's archives. I am proud of my ancestors. When I grow up, I will definitely work and serve to live in their Motherland like my great-grandfathers Kulak Pavel Konstantinovich and Ushakov Mikhail Ivanovich - people of heroic times and honest fate, hardened by labor deeds. "

Dmitry Lebedev, 10 years old, "Tankers are broad-shouldered people"

"My grandfather took part in the Second World War, he drove a tank, scouted the fascists! He reported to his senior."

Lutsev Anton, 13 years old, "Nobody is Forgotten"

"My great-grandfather was born in 1913. Nozdryakov Konstantin Dmitrievich. He was drafted into the Army in 1941. He went through almost the entire war. He reached Keningsberg (Kaliningrad) there were fierce battles near the Baltic Sea. He was mortally wounded. Killed on April 23, 1945. He was buried near the Baltic Sea. In 1948, all the dead soldiers were transferred to a mass grave. "

Nazimova Lilia, 13 years old, "No one is forgotten"

"Chechen Khanpasha Nuradilovich Nuradilov was born on July 6, 1920. After being drafted during the Second World War, he became the commander of a machine-gun platoon of the 5th Guards Cavalry Division. In the first battle, he managed to destroy 120 fascists. After 1942, he destroyed 50 more enemy soldiers. A month later, in February, he was wounded. in the hand Nuradilov remained behind the machine gun, destroying about 200 enemies. "

Yulia Nelyudimova, 11 years old, "The Road of Life"

"There is a cruel omen in war:
When you see - the light of the star has gone out,
Know, not a star fell from the sky - it is
One of us fell on the white snow.
L. Reshetnikov.

Laptev Efim Lavrent'evich (05/20/1916 - 01/18/1976). When the war began, my great-grandfather had already graduated from a vocational school. In 1941 he served in an anti-tank division. From 1942 to 1943 he took part in the battles for Stalingrad, fought at the Kursk-Oryol Bulge. In 193 he was seriously wounded and hospitalized. After recovering, he was sent to the Urals, where he continued his service at the legendary Uralelectrotyazhmash plant.
Defense, retreats and offensives, hunger and cold, the bitterness of losses and the joy of victories - my great-grandfather and other front-line soldiers had to endure.
Laptev Efim Lavrent'evich was awarded the Order of the Great Patriotic War, 2nd degree, the medal "For Courage". After the end of the war, he continued to serve at the UETM plant. I am proud of my great-grandfather. Such heroes must be honored and remembered, because thanks to them we live in this world without war. "

Patrakova Elizaveta, 10 years old, "Not a step back!"

"My hero - Boyarinov Grigory Ivanovich, colonel, died heroically, performing a combat mission."

Anna Plotnikova, 9 years old, "My great-grandfather"

"This is my great-grandfather. His name is Sergei Nikiforovich Potapov. During the Great Patriotic War, he served in the headquarters. Great-grandfather trained soldiers for the front, met the wounded from the front. He was awarded the medal" For Victory over Germany. "

Sevastyanova Elena, 10 years old, "My Hero"

"My hero is Israfilov Abas Islalovich, junior sergeant. He showed heroism in battle, died from his wound on October 26, 1981."

Celina Milana, 9, "My Great-Grandfathers"

"My two great-grandfathers participated in the Great Patriotic War: Selin Nikolai Pavlovich and Odnoshivkin Alexei Pavlovich. I want to draw and remember those people who fought for themselves, for us, for the Motherland. I learned from my grandparents about their feats, battles, in which they participated.Each story I imagine and mentally am next to them ...
Here is one episode, expressed by me with pencils on a sheet of paper: gloomy sky, clouds are very low, shots and explosions are heard from afar, a pool whistle is heard. And on a huge field without fear, our heroes, great-great-grandfathers, great-grandfathers and grandfathers, confidently run, carrying out commands. Giant tanks push the ground with their tracks, holding the defense.
I am proud that I had such brave ancestors. By the way, my beloved dad Kolya and my adored uncle Lyosha are named after my great-grandfathers. "

Skopin Sergey, 10 years old, "For Stalingrad"

"Alexander Kondovik. Fought in the Battle of Stalingrad, earned the Order of the Red Star."

Tarskikh Ksenia, 10 years old, "My grandfather"

"Okhotnikov Aleksandr Ivanovich Born in 1914 Guard sergeant.
Comrade Hunters in battles against the German invaders showed themselves to be a brave and courageous warrior. 03/27/1945 in the battles for the settlement of Chissau (2nd Belarusian Front) comrade. Hunters all the time moved in the battle formations of the infantry and with automatic rifle fire of the crew destroyed 3 soldiers and scattered a group of enemy soldiers up to 13 people. "

Fomicheva Elizaveta, 9 years old, "In the name of life"

"The hero of my drawing was my great-grandfather, who fought in the Great Patriotic War. His name was Nikolai Fomichev. In 1941 he was called up to the front. He fought on the Leningrad front. In 1945, in the battles for the liberation of Prague, he showed valor and courage and was awarded a medal . "

Cherdantseva Nastya, 10 years old, "Intelligence commander"

"My great-grandfather's name was Mikhail Emelyanovich Cherdantsev. He was born in 1919 in the Urals. Before the war he was called up to serve in the Red Army. During the war he served in the infantry. My great-grandfather fought bravely. He was wounded. He was surrounded with his unit. Then he was surrounded. he fought as far as Berlin. For military service he was awarded orders. After the war he worked on a collective farm. He died in 1967. I am very proud of my great-grandfather. "