The Rechitsa Regional State Archives presents a document – a letter from a WWII veteran to his family in the Bragin District

The archives of the Department of Labor, Employment, and Social Protection of the Bragin District Executive Committee hold a letter from WWII veteran Vladimir Stepanovich Yevtushenko, dated June 5, 1944 (F.186,Op.3,D.91,L.1034-1035ob), to the village of Savichi in the Bragin District. The letter contains the following lines:

«Hello, dear mother, brother Pavel. I convey to you my warmest, most heartfelt greetings, as well as greetings to Ivan Bereznyatsky. I inform you that I have already received a second letter from you, for which I am very, very grateful. <…>

Dear brother, [I] participated in battles and served in the army until I was wounded. In October 1942, I was seriously wounded in the leg at the front, breaking the femur in my left leg. I spent eight months in the hospital recovering. Afterward, I recovered and received six months’ leave, but I couldn’t go home because our area was under German control. I spent my leave in Molotov (now Perm – Author) in the Urals. After my leave, a medical examination determined that I was fit for non-combat service due to my wound, and I was sent to work at the KhTZ plant in Kharkov.

Dear brother Pavel! You wrote that your father is in the army. If you know your father’s address, please include his address in your letter and what you know about him. Describe how things are at home, including food, how things are going, and where you live.

The website «Memory of the People» indicates that Vladimir Yevtushenko was born in 1923 in the village of Savichi. On July 7, 1941, he was drafted into the Red Army. He fought in the 449th Rifle Regiment of the 144th Rifle Division. After being wounded and treated in hospitals, he was sent to the Kharkov Tractor Plant (KhTZ), where he worked under difficult conditions to support the front. Thus, Vladimir Stepanovich, as a war veteran and home front worker, made a significant contribution to the Soviet people’s victory over the Nazi invaders.

According to data from the household register for the village of Savichi for 1944-1946 (F. 218. Op. 3. D. 4. L. 158ob-159), Vladimir Yevtushenko and his father, Stepan Yevtushenko, returned home from the war.

1-4. ZGARech. F. 186. Op. 3. D. 91. L. 1034-1035ob