Sokolov Yuri Nikolaevich

The memoirs cover the period from 1918 to 1934: from the author's entry into the Scout movement to the author's return from exile.
The memoirs begin with the author's entry into the Scouting movement in 1918. What follows is a description of the activities of the Scouts and the relationship between the Scouts.
Graduation from school, acquaintance with the Saltykovka scout community, moving to Saltykovka as a housekeeper.
Description of life in Saltykovka. How to keep warm in winter with an iron.
Guests of "Saltykovka": Muscovites, Nizhny Novgorod, parents of scouts. About the attitude of parents. About education.
Arrest April 23, 1926 in "Saltykovka". Re-arrest in two weeks. Lubyanka, Butyrka.
OSO's verdict: minus six. Return to Nizhny Novgorod. Expulsion from university training courses for refusing to be an informer.
About how scout paraphernalia was buried in Maryina Roshcha (Nizhny Novgorod) in 1927.
Searches and arrests on April 1, 1928. The names of the Nizhny Novgorod scouts arrested on this day (13 people). About the arrests made on the same day in Moscow, Leningrad and other cities, in the Sokol sports society.
The release of two scouts, the transfer of the rest to Moscow.
Decision on exile for three years. Referral directions to other Nizhny Novgorod scouts.
Author's link to the Urals. During the stage - the announcement of the author's marriage to Yuri Sokolov. Sending a couple to the village of Shishnovo, Ural region. Birth of daughter Tatyana in exile.
End of exile in 1931. Residence in Vladimir until 1934, since 1934 - return to Gorky.

* Tatiana, Bashkirov Alexander Mikhailovich, Gurvich Sholom (Mulya) Leibovich, Gurevich Wulf Moiseevich (Vladimir Markovich), Gurenok Maria Vasilievna, Zelenov Boris Ivanovich (Burum), Ignatiev Yury Sergeevich, Konevsky Vladimir Vyacheslavovich, Priklonsky Georgy (Yuri) Nikolaevich, Sizov Gabriel (Gabriel, Gabka) Mikhailovich, Sokolov Yuri Nikolaevich, Sokolovskaya Zoya Alexandrovna, Sokolovskaya Lelya, Sokolovsky Boris Alexandrovich, Tikhomirova Ekaterina Alexandrovna (nicknamed Shimoza), Shulgina Vera Ivanovna

Until 1938 (from that time memories begin) he worked as a builder and studied in the evenings at a construction institute. Arrest in January 1938. Night search. Seizure of Kropotkin's Notes of a Revolutionary. Interrogation in the Lubyanka prison. Screams outside the door (Imitation of screams for intimidation?). Threats. Transfer in the "black crow" to the Taganka prison. Because of the cramped conditions, some prisoners fainted. Humiliating prison search. On the bodies of prisoners there are traces of beatings with rubber sticks. There are 120 people in the cell instead of the allowed 50. Description of the order in the prison. Consequence. The investigators are the same as in the Lubyanka prison. Beatings. Infirmary. Beginning of a hunger strike. Transfer to another, common cell. Continued hunger strike. Transfer back to solitary confinement. Night hallucinations. End of the hunger strike. Again transfer to the common cell. Description of the Taganskaya prison. The desire of people to use their free time for self-education (lectures, discussions, playing chess made from bread). Transfer to the Lubyanka to the basement cell, where people were tortured with heat. Again interrogations with beatings. Refusal to sign charges brought against other people. Rumors that Yezhov is being removed, a slight decrease in the number of beatings.
Part II. “Reality is like a wild dream. 1938-1946". Forwarding. Farewell to Moscow through the barred top of the "black crow". Pullman cars with machine guns on the roofs. Following in overcrowded cars for 23 days to Vladivostok. Vladivostok transfer. Lots of deaths. Many prisoners have night blindness from lack of vitamins. Transfer in scows to the steamer "Indigirka". The total number of people on the ship is 4,000.
Mine "Duck" 500 km from Magadan. Work in the face, then mine surveyor. Description of the terrifying "bathing" days. Work at the mines. Voroshilov, them. Gastello, at the construction of a power plant. Vain hopes for early release. Departure to the mine "Jalgala". On the way, a meeting with the Czechs, who, fleeing from the Germans, crossed the border of the USSR and asked for asylum, but were arrested and sent to Kolyma. Another stage to Magadan. Construction management. After the war, the delivery of tens of thousands of new prisoners to Kolyma. Arrival of papers for release. Delay by the authorities, who do not want to let the competent builder go.

The annotation was compiled by Zhidkova T.G.

Adler Mark Samoilovich, Babiy-Root, Barclay (Barclay) Ilya Andreevich (Mitrofanovich), Budyonny Semyon Mikhailovich, Vand Zinoviy Mikhailovich, Voroshilov Kliment Efremovich, Vysheslavtsev Sergey, Gadzhaev, Glaser, Gorky Maxim, Grigoryan, Gridasova Alexandra Romanovna, Gurevich, Dolgoruky, Yezhov Nikolay Ivanovich, effe, Zabelin Alexander, Zimin Yury Nikolaevich, Ivan "Gypsy", Izkoev, Kirov Sergey Mironovich, Kozlov, Lastochkin Alexander, Lobza Vasil, Lodygin Dmitry, Maklakov Izrail Naumovich, Margoryan, Matusevich Joseph, Nikitkin, Ordzhonikidze Grigory Konstantinovich (Sergo), Pishchulin Ivan Ivanovich, Ivy, Pryanichnikov, Rogozin Alexander Mikhailovich, Rozanov Alexey Nikolaevich, Ryazanov Pavel, Sarensky, Skripnik, Smirnov, Sokolov Yuri Nikolaevich, Steklov Vladimir Yurievich, Streltsov, Streamed, Timofeev Vladimir Alekseevich, Timoshkevich Jan Karlovich, Titov Nikolay Fedorovich, Tonshev Victor, Utevsky Mark Pavlovich, Frinovsky Mikhail Petrovich, Khokhryakov Victor, Tsarev, Scheinfeld (Sheinfeld), Yavorovsky, Yakushkin

1946, liberation. Residence restrictions. Construction work. Connecting with family.
1949, new arrest. Prison in Kalinin. Gorky-Kirov-Krasnoyarsk. Settlement in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. Work on various construction sites.
End of 1953, liberation. A year later, after many efforts, rehabilitation. Looking for a permanent job.
In conclusion, excerpts from newspapers accusing Stalin, Beria and other party leaders of violating the law.

The abstract was compiled by T.G. Zhidkova.

Ageev Alexander Mikhailovich, Antonenko, Antonova Irina Vasilievna, Balashov, Batov, Beria Lavrenty Pavlovich, Bobrovsky Nikolai Ivanovich, Verlinsky Vladimir, Voroshilov Kliment Efremovich, Garanin Stepan Nikolaevich, Golubev, Depolpor (Depelpor) Georgy Evgenievich, Zalessky Isidor Vasilievich, Zvyagintsev, Kaganovich Lazar Moiseevich, Konokotin Orest Nikolaevich, Korneev, Kruglov Sergey Nikiforovich, Lerner Moses Abramovich, Lipyagov, Lodygin Dmitry, Mikoyan Anastas Ivanovich (Ovanesovich), Molotov Vyacheslav Mikhailovich, Sturgeon, Pchelnikov Boris, Rakovskaya Lyubov Lvovna, Rudenko Roman Andreevich, Sokolov Nikolay Yurievich, Sokolov Yuri Nikolaevich, Sokolov Yuri Yurievich, Sokolova Elena Yurievna, Sokolova (ur. Volodin) Maria, Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich, Tallitsky Alexander Alexandrovich, Timofeev Vladimir Alekseevich, Travin, Tyufaev, Firsov, Khrushchev Nikita Sergeevich, Shakhlin Vladimir Aronovich, Shtykin, Shufer Feofaniya Yakovlevna

The memoirs begin with the author's reference to the previous chapter of his memoirs ("Chapters from the Past. Saltykovka"), which ends with a search and arrest of the author.
About the road on foot to Lubyanka. First impressions of the inner prison and my cell.
About tapping with a male camera.
On the transfer of issued cigarettes to the men's cell.
About weekly rounds, prison doctors, food.
About the cellmate - A.I. Tolstoy.
About modeling figures from black bread; calendar scratched onto an aluminum mug.
About weekly trips to the bath.
About an unsuccessful attempt to contact neighboring cells through the ventilation grill.
About interrogations. Attempts by the investigator to decipher the initials. About heads of departments OPSO.
About investigators.
On the behavior of Sergei Shorygin in detention and exile.
About "brood hens" in a cell with imprisoned Girl Scouts. The last interrogation in Butyrskaya prison.
On the accusation in the "scout case".
Women's and men's solitary cells in Butyrskaya prison. Communication between their inhabitants.
An agreement between Scouts to designate each other as "grooms" and "brides" to request a joint expulsion.
About Butyrskaya prison.
About the verdict for all participants in the “case of scouts”.
About a date with relatives before the stage.
Letter from the author's mother to a relative about the author's sentence.
Departure of the stage from Butyrskaya prison, meeting of scouts before the stage, collection of warm clothes for the author. Distribution of transported persons by compartment. The relationship of the author with neighbors.
DPZ in Leningrad.
Stage from Leningrad.
Kemsky transit point. Description of appearance. Body check.
Women's barracks of Kemperpunkt.
The call of the author to the Operational and Commercial Department, acquaintance with the "thieves" language.
Two letters from the author addressed to his mother (1926) about work and living conditions in the camp.
About thieves words rooted in the language.
Employment as a typist in the military unit of the GPU. Assistance from the manager of the household.
Participation in theatrical productions of Kemperpunkt.
Obtaining a pass "for the wire", transfer to the "clean" part of the women's barracks.
About the neighbors of the 7th female company in Kemperpunkt: a nun-nurse, a dentist, a criminal, Vera Kersnovskaya, and others.
Arrival at Kemperpunkt Leningrad and Nizhny Novgorod scouts.
The attitude of the author to the escape planned by the scouts.
On the transfer of a letter to Moscow scouts in a pack of tea.
About letters and parcels from outside. The Hiawatha book, bound by the Scouts at Camperpunkt.
Medical examination for the presence of venereal diseases.
Transfer to work in USLON's Kem office.
The new head of the ECCH USEVLON.
Transfer to Kem from Solovki of several scouts, including B. Zelenov.
About communication between the parents of the imprisoned scouts.
Dating scouts with their wives.
The memoirs end with the stage of the author and B. Zelenov to Moscow.

* Faith, * Tamara, * Fiminishna (Fominishna), Ballod Alexandra Ivanovna, Baltrushaitis Jurgis (Shaitis), Barteneva (Barteneva) Vera Alexandrovna, Bostrem Gleb Ivanovich, Bugelsky Yuri, Burman Vladimir Georgievich (Burmash), Gaevskaya, Galperin, Ganeshin Dmitry Sergeevich, Grachev, Gurvich Sholom (Mulya) Leibovich, Gurevich Wulf Moiseevich (Vladimir Markovich), Dobrovolsky Vladimir Dmitrievich, Dokuchaeva Olga Alexandrovna, Drozhzhina Olga Nikolaevna, Zelenov Boris Ivanovich (Burum), Zelenov Petr, Zelenova (?) Alexandra Nikolaevna, Zelenova (Cheshikhina) Natalya Vasilievna, Zenkevich (?) Anna Konstantinovna, Zenkevich Avgustin Leopoldovich, Zotov Vladimir Semyonovich, Zotova (ur. Dobrova) Sofia Matveevna, Ivanova Ludmila, Katanskaya (Terentyeva) Nina Anatolyevna, Kersnovskaya Vera (Veronika) Methodievna, Kotlyarevskaya - Kiseleva Pavla Sergeevna, Kukushkin, Kulkova Lyudmila Nikolaevna, Lakhtina Olga Leonidovna, Mineeva (Minaeva) Sophia, Olovyashnikova Tatyana, Peshkova Ekaterina Pavlovna, Polezhaev Boris Pafnutievich, Polezhaev Petr Ivanovich, Popov Vladimir Alekseevich, Popov Pavel Sergeevich, Priklonsky Georgy (Yuri) Nikolaevich, Protas Natalia Ivanovna, Ryabov Nikolai Ivanovich, Sabinin (Sobinin) Vladimir Anatolyevich, Sabinina (Sobinina) Natalya, Sadovsky Yuri ("Yurochka"), Sirotinsky Evgeniy Leonidovich (Zhenka Syr), Slavatinsky, Sokolov Yuri Nikolaevich, Sokolovskaya Zoya Alexandrovna, Sokolovsky Boris Alexandrovich, Terentyev Pavel Viktorovich, Tikhomirova Ekaterina Alexandrovna (nicknamed Shimoza), Tolstaya Anna Ilyinichna, Traustel Larisa Ivanovna, Frenkel, Khmeleva Valentina, Cheshikhin German, Cheshikhina Taisiya, Chizhov Nikolai Sergeevich, Chirkova Sofia (Soshka) Fedorovna, Shaposhnikov Andrey Alexandrovich, Shibanov Sergey Vladimirovich, Schmidt Leonid Petrovich, Shorygin Sergei Alexandrovich (Vladimirovich), Shorygina (ur. Kolyanova) Rimma Pavlovna, Shtange Alexander Genrikhovich, Stange (nee Cheshikhina) Valentina Evgrafovna, Shulgina Vera Ivanovna, Schulz Michael, Yurkansky Vyacheslav Nikolaevich

The memoirs cover the period from the early 1900s to 1938. The author was born in 1905 in Nizhny Novgorod. Parents - a student of the Institute of Railway Engineers and a student of the Bestuzhev courses, expelled from St. Petersburg for participating in student demonstrations of 1904-1905.
Childhood memories. Studying at a commercial Kazan school. revolutionary events. Attending rallies and meetings with parents. Participation of boys, including the author, in campaigning during the preparation of elections to the Constituent Assembly. School reform in 1918 (co-education of boys and girls). School life. The appearance of the Czechs in Kazan in the summer of 1918, the hasty retreat of the Reds, the return of the Reds and the departure of the Czechs.
A search in the absence of his father, who was not in Kazan at that time. Arrest warrant for parents as former Social Democrats, Plekhanovites. Escorting a mother and five children to the Cheka. Release on the same day. Work in the survey party on the Volga workers. In the summer of 1919, one younger brother died of dysentery and, a little later, of meningitis, of another.
Moving to Spassk. The organization of a scout detachment in the school, in which the author took an active part. Scout Anthem text. Scout troop training. Commandments and Laws of the Scouts. Moving to the county, located 50 km from Spassk, where the mother received a teacher's position in the Novy Mir commune school. School life, organizing a Boy Scout troop. The main guide is Seton-Thompson's book "Two Little Savages". Games, boy scout competitions. Their assistance in the restoration of the dam. Moving to Nizhny Novgorod. Classes in the scout patrol. The emergence of pioneer groups. Their difference from scouts.
Father's death from throat cancer. Work after leaving school in a survey party on the Kama. Admission together with fellow scouts to the University of Nizhny Novgorod. Studying at the university and playing sports at the same time. Combining studies with work in the survey party.
Further, the story of life is conducted from the 3rd person.
April 27, 1926 search and arrest. Arrests of boys and girls from sections of the Sokol sports society, religious and other non-state youth organizations, including eleven former scouts. Withdrawal of literature on Scout topics.
Release after May 2. Re-arrest. Description of the internal prison of the GPU. Interrogations. Demands to testify against the person who gave the author the poem "Sleep, Free Russia". The text of the poem. Refusal of the author to extradite a comrade. Hunger strike. Encrypted note to relatives about the hunger strike. With the help of Moscow friends of the parents, the way out. A year later, re-arrest. Moscow, Lubyanka. Description of the camera. Interrogation about participation in the Scout organization. Transfer to Butyrka prison. Life in prison. Mother's offer during the visit to try to get free. The author's condition is the release of all his scout friends. Resolution on the exile of the author for 3 years to the Urals. Detention wagon. Sverdlovsk prison. Another stage to the village of Tobary near Turin. Unofficial marriage with Vera Shulgina, also an exile. Life in exile. Birth of a daughter. Description of the life of the dispossessed. Chaldons and "self-propelled". Transfer to Turinsk. Work as a technician of Gorkomkhoz. End of link. Moving to Vladimir. Work as one of the construction managers. Foreman at the state farm of Dneprostroy. Family breakdown. Moving to Moscow. Work and study at the Correspondence Industrial Institute. Work in "Spartacus". Marriage. Designing a track for the 1936 sports parade. Transfer to Moststroykanalizatsiya due to unwillingness to participate in dishonest processing of Spartak's expenses. Transfer to Torfozavodstroy.
The end of memories is a warning about the drastic changes in life that will come at the beginning of 1938. (Description of further events in the continuation of the memoirs).
The memoirs are accompanied by information about the author's ancestors, a brief biography of his father and mother.

The annotation was compiled by Zhidkova T.G.

* Tatiana, Agafonova (Priklonskaya) Angelina Leonidovna, Andrianov Grigory, Andrianova Nadezhda, Antonova Irina Vasilievna, Batursky Serge, Bashkirov Alexander Mikhailovich, Blagov, Blumin, Bolshakov, Vopilkin Igor Ivanovich, Voronin, Glasson Vasily Alexandrovich, Gogua Kalistrat Gigoevich, Golubev Nikolay, Golubev Sergey, Dobrovolsky Vladimir Dmitrievich, Dudin, Zheleznov Nikolai, Zelenov Boris Ivanovich (Burum), Ignatiev Yury Sergeevich, Karpov Slava, Kozhin, Konevsky Vladimir Vyacheslavovich, Kuznetsova Lidiya Ivanovna, Lyubimov Ivan, Mashinova Ekaterina, Paromov Pavel Alexandrovich, Pines, Pinkhasik Vladimir, Pirimov, Piyanzin, Politkovsky Grigory, Pontac Aron, Pontak Semyon, Priklonsky Georgy (Yuri) Nikolaevich, Radchenko Ivan Ivanovich, Romanov Nikolai, Savina Vera, Sidorov, Sizov Gabriel (Gabriel, Gabka) Mikhailovich, Skvortsov Alik, Slutsky Valentin, Sokolov, Sokolov Vladimir Nikolaevich, Sokolov Dmitry Nikolaevich, Sokolov Mark Nikolaevich, Sokolov Nikolay Nikolaevich, Sokolov Nikolay Nikolaevich, Sokolov Nikolay Yurievich, Sokolov Yuri Nikolaevich, Sokolova Galina Nikolaevna, Sokolova (ur. Volodin) Maria, Sokolova (ur. Paromova) Anna Yurievna, Sokolovskaya Zoya Alexandrovna, Sokolovsky Boris Alexandrovich, Sorokin Sergey, Starostin Nikolay, Tan-Te-Ti (pseud. Gorin Semyon), Tikhomirov Mikhail Alexandrovich, Tikhomirova Ekaterina Alexandrovna (nicknamed Shimoza), Firsov Vasily Alexandrovich, Funk, Futerfas, hills, Khonina Olga, Chernyshev Fedor Dmitrievich, Shaposhnikov Andrey Alexandrovich, Shaposhnikov Sergey, Shulgina Vera Ivanovna, Yakhontov Vadim