Bogdanov Pavel Vasilievich

The memoirs cover the period from 1944 to the beginning of 1953, that is, from the day of arrest to release. The author is an officer recalled from the front to Moscow in September 1943 to graduate from the engineering faculty at the military academy. The beginning of the memories is reflections on the fate of those arrested and on the faith of those living in the wild in "holy law enforcement agencies."
Night arrest of the author. Humiliating “shmon” in the Lubyanka prison. Description of the box in which he sat alone for several days. Reflections on the reason for the arrest. A story about a Japanese man whom the author's family met while on vacation and whose behavior seemed suspicious. The decision to consult with the Special Department of the Academy on how to behave in the future. Proposal of the special officer to state everything in writing. And as a result - the arrest, which was preceded by a denunciation by comrades about the author's critical statements against the authorities and that he had been surrounded. Rough interrogation. The author's demand that they give another investigator. Indictment on suspicion of espionage. Transfer to the Lefortovo strict regime prison. Description of the prison. Living in solitary confinement for three months. Bullying investigator, beatings. The author's demand to invite the prosecutor. Reading by the prosecutor of the order, signed by Stalin, about what should be applied to the enemies of the people "all types of physical influence, up to execution."
The decision to kill the prosecutor. Thinking about the plan of murder and preparing for it. Everything breaks down because of the “brood hen” being placed in the cell. Escape plan and again failure.
Transfer after the end of the investigation to the Butyrka prison. Sentence - 10 years. Rumors about the upcoming stage. Transfer to the premises of the former prison church, where about three hundred prisoners gathered.
Krasnopresnenskaya transfer. Desperate courage of the captain-topographer in opposition to criminals. Terrible wagon life during the transfer to Vorkuta.
Life in the camp. Captain suicide. Work in the mine. Terror criminals. Illness, hospital. Transfer to paramedic. Common diseases of prisoners. Terrible hunger. Detailed description of work in the mines. Vorkuta frosts and snowstorms. Jaundice disease. month in the hospital. National composition of prisoners. drug addiction in the camp. Method of distribution of drugs. Separate groups of Bendera and Vlasov. Their rebuff to criminals. Philosophy lesson.
Arriving at the wife's camp as a result of a cunning plan. After her return to Moscow, the dissolution of the marriage with the author. His justification of his wife because of the suffering she endured: dismissal from work, deprivation of departmental space, confiscation of property.
Transfer of women from one camp to a special women's camp. Many tragedies in connection with this. Transfer from the medical unit to work in the mine in order to bring the release date closer.
Stage for hay harvesting in the area of ​​the Pechora River. Life on a barge for six days. Description of the nature and life of the villagers - Komi. Haymaking.
Again work in the medical unit. Liberation. Waiting for the money due.
Prisoner friends collect money for the author's journey. Place of settlement - Donbass.
The memoirs are accompanied by poems by the author of different years - from 1946 to 1953.

The annotation was compiled by Zhidkova T.G.

* Jack, * Evgenia Vasilievna, * Maria Vakhtangovna, * Matvey Vasilievich, Beria Lavrenty Pavlovich, Bogdanov Pavel Vasilievich, Buzhdan, Vinkus, Gamarnik Yan Borisovich, Gikalo, Grechushkin N.I., Egorov Alexander Ilyich, Zhdanova Nadezhda Mikhailovna, Zinoviev (Radomyslsky) Grigory Evseevich, Zorin, Zosman, Ivanov, Kalitina Vera Ivanovna, Kirov Sergey Mironovich, Kono, Korolev Sergey Pavlovich, Lehiste, Mazaev Pavel Fedorovich, Maksimenko Anatoly, Malakhov Fedor, Masley Nikita, Mishchenko Valentina Pavlovna, Myagi, Pechersky, Rokossovsky Konstantin Konstantinovich (Ksaverevich), Ryabov Yuri, Sats T.P. (last name is not exact), Sincus, Smutak, Snegus, Solovyov, Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich, Statsyuk Slava, Stepanov N.V., Taratuta Alexey, Titov, Toloknov Dmitry Ivanovich, Tupolev Andrey Nikolaevich, Tukhachevsky Mikhail Nikolaevich, Uborevich Ieronim Petrovich, Churkin Nikolai, Steinberg, Shurygin, Yakir Iona Emmanuilovich, Yakshenkov Alexander Mikhailovich