I post on-this-day-in-(Russian)-history tweets to mark events of countrywide or global importance, but today I'll celebrate my grandpa.
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Replying to @NinaByzantina
My grandpa was born on Sep 1, 1914, which means he lived through two World Wars and regime changes in 1917 and 1991.pic.twitter.com/6pXaDG5148
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Replying to @NinaByzantina
In 1938, granda lost a number of family members to purges, including his father, a well-known priest, and a brother.pic.twitter.com/Ar9kIqUYXo
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During WWII, my grandfather was rejected from the front lines, despite volunteering, due to poor health and built roads and bomb shelters.
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