Zhmerynka is a large railway junction, connecting Kiev with Odessa and Russia to Europe. Name Zhmerynka is according to legend from the Polish word "zhme renke," which in Russian means "shake your hand." Before the revolution Zhmerynka was not a provincial city, it is now. There was a very decent level of culture, visited the Italian opera, was a beautiful concert hall, all the time there were some evenings, the family lived composer Gliere. Zhmerynka beginning built in the late 19th century, and...

Past, especially my mother's brothers, I never forgot. But before it subsided in me, the last ten years I think about him constantly, and I can see at a glance. They were all very cohesive and surprisingly motivated to develop, but, of course, all different. Cyril was the eldest, followed by Volodya, Sasha, Bob (1895), Luba, Kolya, Mom (1900). Home was a lot of books, the brothers enjoyed a posh library in the old building Zhmerinka station, which burned during the war. In his book "Our Secrets"...

For me the central figure has always been a mom, because my father can remember is bad, we were familiar to nine years. Vera P. Makarevich, a provincial girl, came to Moscow from Zhmerinka, but I have always perceived as the Moscow-educated women. Mom was not too educated, but very intelligent, spiritual organization she was fine. She knew the Russian classics, the theater, always sat down at the instrument, even after the terrible in war, work, and always sang the chamber thing. If she did not...

My father I knew very little, more of Lyalin stories - it is not, when I was nine years old. With dad, we went to the demonstration, I was six years old. Daddy carried me in her arms, and I really liked it. I remember some women say, "Oh, what a beautiful little girl!". Then look at the father, and he makes no impression on them: "Oh, mom seems nice!". They gathered in Sretenka, went on Lubyanka Square by the Central Bathhouse, which is now "Children's World." Hotel "Moscow" was already standing....

In the left corner of the room hung a black plate loudspeaker, June 22 report: war. We Nina ran into the street, there is turmoil, quite unlike a normal life. A few days later Maroussia Morozova invited to go to her husband in the village of Van Petuhovo for Vyatka, in Kotelnichesky area. Dad gave the nod, "Go!", And he remained in Moscow, went to the militia, to dig the pit, near Moscow. Packed their bags, money, and in late July, went to Petuhovo. Maria Andreevna went with us to the evacuation,...