Eugenia Begetskaya

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Eugeniya Begetskaya

1923 - 2015

Bieryozovka, Lida region, Hrodna oblast.

  • About the city Beryozovka

    And how did Beryozovka look like in 1948?

    There were only seventy houses there. Private houses with households. Together with Stoleu’s barracks. There were seventy houses. So the place where, …

    Researcher: Наталья Иващенко, кандидат исторических наук, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы, Ксения Адасик, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы

    Categories: Residence and weekdays, Eugenia Begetskaya

  • Eugenia Begetskaya about executions

    Are there were executions in Orkovichy?

    No, there was not any here. There were a lot around our place. They told there were a lot of executions in Pudzin, a lot of people were murdered. We were only …

    Researcher: Наталья Иващенко, кандидат исторических наук, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы, Ксения Адасик, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы

    Categories: Wartime, Eugenia Begetskaya

  • Eugenia Begetskaya about parents

    Where are you from?

    I am from Navagrudzki region, from village Orkavichy... There lived our grandparents and great grandparents, so in general, the whole our family comes from this place, all …

    Researcher: Наталья Иващенко, кандидат исторических наук, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы, Ксения Адасик, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы

    Categories: Parents, Eugenia Begetskaya

  • Farm in Orkovichy

    What kind of farm did you have in Orkovichy?

    So what did we have: a horse and a pig – and that’s all. We also kept hens, sheep… We sowed rye, and we sawed flax, we took them in …

    Researcher: Наталья Иващенко, кандидат исторических наук, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы, Ксения Адасик, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы

    Categories: Family, Eugenia Begetskaya

  • About the school

    And we, when being a part of Poland, I went to the Polish school. I finished 5 years of school. You see.

    Was there a school in Orkovichy?

    No, there was one in Vugly, a village located one kilometer …

    Researcher: Наталья Иващенко, кандидат исторических наук, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы, Ксения Адасик, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы

    Categories: School, Eugenia Begetskaya

  • Prewar clothing

    What kind of clothes did people wear before the war?

    Oh my God, what kind of clothes?! What kind of special clothes, guys? We had everything hand made. Some clothes were weaved, we could sew a skirt …

    Researcher: Наталья Иващенко, кандидат исторических наук, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы, Ксения Адасик, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы

    Categories: Family, Eugenia Begetskaya

  • Return from the war

    And where did you return later? To Orkavichy?

    Yes, I returned to my father. My brother came back without his leg. He returned from the army front. After Auschwitz had been liberated, they were taken …

    Researcher: Наталья Иващенко, кандидат исторических наук, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы, Ксения Адасик, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы

    Categories: Confessional and international relations, Eugenia Begetskaya

  • Work camp

    And later on the Germans came. The Germans collected people and carried them out. My brother and I also were carried out. First we were in Estonia, and then we were transferred to Germany. I was in …

    Researcher: Наталья Иващенко, кандидат исторических наук, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы, Ксения Адасик, ГрГУ им. Я. Купалы

    Categories: Mode of life, Eugenia Begetskaya

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