Word: kudriavtsev
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Siberian Gratitude. Though he never swerved from his duty as their jailer, Lieut. Kudriavtsev felt increasing pity for his emaciated prisoners-Sherrez, the selfless composer who believed "that God comes to me out of the darkness in waves of music"; Kuzma, the priest who feigned madness to help the other prisoners; Korn-felder, the doctor who took care of the sick as if he were still visiting patients in a provincial town. These prisoners were good people, talented people, and in a moment of anguish Kudriavtsev silently asked: "My God, why do I have to lead these damned souls...
...prison camp Lieut. Kudriavtsev fell in love with Sherrez' wife, Elena, who responded to his strength and buoyancy. In gratitude he gave her some music paper for her husband. He was ready to give the prisoners almost anything except freedom...
...Then Kudriavtsev was called away...
Skulls and Buzzing Flies. Kudriavtsev led us to some large, open graves. Here were buried the bodies of the camp's personnel, hastily shot and buried on July 21 in the last hectic days before the Red Army closed in. The pits stank in the warm sun. There were skulls and a piece of a Red Army cap and a buzzing of large flies. Around the pits, in the grass, poppies were growing. Orange red poppies. Big ones...
...shoes was engulfing. In one place the sheer weight had broken the wall. Part of the wall had fallen out, and with it a cascade of shoes. Kudriavtsev said: "There are 820,000 pairs here and 18 carloads of the best were shipped to Germany. You will see the receipts at the Gestapo warehouse...