Scouts

The author, Agafonova A.L., was born in 1907 in Nizhny Novgorod. Scout of the Nizhny Novgorod organization "Argo". At the beginning of the memories - a student of the agronomic faculty of the Nizhny Novgorod State University.
The memoirs begin with a description of the searches on 03/31/1927 in the apartment of G.N. Priklonsky, then - in the author's apartment. Confiscation of a board game as evidence.
Placement in the cell of the OGPU prison on Malaya Pokrovka. Two interrogations by the investigator. Release after 5 days.
Link scouts to Siberia. A poem by G.N. Priklonsky sent to the author from exile in Kirensk (Irkutsk region).
Graduation at the Nizhny Novgorod University (1929). A telegram to the Kirensky District Land Administration with a request to send an application to the university for the distribution of the author to work as an agronomist in the city of Kirensk.
Departure for Kirensk (July 1929). Description of the road Lena and the city of Kirensk, located on the island. Description of the location of the GPU building and the prison. Description of the church built in the 17th century.
Description of the arrival in Kirensk of a party of exiles (autumn 1930), including Nizhny Novgorod scouts. Placing political and criminal exiles together, then distributing them to the surrounding villages.
Description of the house, exiled neighbors. An incident on the Lena before the opening of the river. High water in the spring of 1930. Description of the author's working trips to the surrounding villages.
Arrest and hunger strike of the exiled poet B. Evreinov.
Description of meetings in Kirensk with exiled Moscow scouts.
Refusal of Sh.L. Gurvich from meeting with the author in connection with the threat of his impending arrest. Arrest of three scouts.
Description of the receipt of news of the shooting of scouts in the winter of 1930-1931. Description of the details of the case of "sabotage" among the exiles.
The arrest of G.N. Priklonsky. Moving to Irkutsk. Release of G.N. Priklonsky. Wedding. Moving to the city of Molotov at "minus six".
Life and work in Molotov for two years. The birth of a son. Moving to Gorky.

Agafonov Svyatoslav Leonidovich, Agafonova (Priklonskaya) Angelina Leonidovna, Anichkova Elizaveta Evgenievna, Arkhangelskaya (?) Lyudmila Ivanovna, Arkhangelsky Mikhail Petrovich, Bashkirov Alexander Mikhailovich, Belokrinkin (Belokrynkin) Konstantin Nikolaevich, Dolgov, Evreinov (Evreinov-Pavlov) Boris Sergeevich, Kazakov Petr Konstantinovich, Morando Konstantin Dmitrievich, Priklonskaya (?) Maria Andreevna, Priklonsky Georgy (Yuri) Nikolaevich, Priklonsky Svyatoslav Georgievich, Sokolovskaya Lelya, Sokolovsky Boris Alexandrovich, Shorygin Sergei Alexandrovich (Vladimirovich), Yurkansky Vyacheslav Nikolaevich

About scout groups in Moscow by the beginning of 1926. Pilot Scout Detachment (OPSO). Khamovnichesky group of girl scouts (HOGS). Bonfire Scout Troop (CSC). Black Wolf Squad. Group "Chudovka". Club of Senior Scouts.
Commune of Scouts-Nizhny Novgorod "Saltykovka". The names of the six participants.
On the history of the Saltykovka organization. The unsuccessful attempt of three Nizhny Novgorod scouts to leave the country through Odessa (1922), the decision to organize a commune.
On the entry into the commune of its members.
Financial situation in "Saltykovka". Places of work of its members.
Description of the interior of "Saltykovka".
Characters of participants and their role in the commune.
Moscow scouts who were visiting Saltykovka.
About the earnings of other scouts.
About the Scout Theater (Moscow).
The tragic death of Mikhail Bogoslovsky in Saltykovka (summer 1925).
About the attempt to register "Saltykovka" as a commune in 1925.
Organization of a production artel-commune in St. Petersburg (1925). Participant names.
Arrest of V. Zotov (November 1925). Attitudes towards arrest among scouts. About precautionary measures in "Saltykovka".
Names of scouts arrested on 04/23/1926. The names of the arrested Saltykovites.
On the activities of Moscow scouts after the arrests.

Barteneva (Barteneva) Vera Alexandrovna, Bogoslovsky Mikhail Mikhailovich, Burman Vladimir Georgievich (Burmash), Gurvich Sholom (Mulya) Leibovich, Gurevich Wulf Moiseevich (Vladimir Markovich), Demin Evgeniy Vladimirovich, Dobrovolsky Vladimir Dmitrievich, Dokuchaeva Olga Alexandrovna, Drozhzhina Olga Nikolaevna, Zhdanova Ludmila, Zelenov Boris Ivanovich (Burum), Zelenova (Cheshikhina) Natalya Vasilievna, Zotov Vladimir Semyonovich, Zotova (ur. Dobrova) Sofia Matveevna, Ivanova Ludmila, Katanskaya (Terentyeva) Nina Anatolyevna, Kolobova Galina Vasilievna, Kotlyarevskaya - Kiseleva Pavla Sergeevna, Kurochkina (Kuritsyna) Tatyana, Sirotinsky Evgeniy Leonidovich (Zhenka Syr), Sokolovskaya Zoya Alexandrovna, Sokolovsky Boris Alexandrovich, Traustel Larisa Ivanovna, Usov Viktor Yurievich, Khmeleva Tatiana, Chizhov Nikolai Sergeevich, Chirkova Sofia (Soshka) Fedorovna, Shaposhnikov Andrey Alexandrovich, Shibanov Sergey Vladimirovich, Shorygin Sergei Alexandrovich (Vladimirovich), Shulgina Vera Ivanovna, Yurkansky Vyacheslav Nikolaevich

The author's reaction to the arrest of the groom, V.S. Zotov (November 25, 1925). The illness of the author.
Communication of relatives of the arrested scouts among themselves.
Transfer of things to prisoners, "correspondence" through inventories of sent things.
A visit by the author to the "Red Cross Assistance to Political Prisoners".
An attempt to register a marriage in Butyrskaya prison.
A trip to Solovki to meet with V.S. Zotov.
"House of dates" on Solovki. Meetings with Zotov, exchange of wedding rings.
The return of the author to Moscow, receiving the education of a librarian.
Obtaining permission to meet with Zotov. Second trip to Solovki.
Three-week meeting, accommodation in the Biosad on the shore of Lake Svetloye (autumn 1927).
Return to Moscow, continuation of studies. About "bibliography".
Transfer of V. Zotov to work in USLON (Kem).
Description of the events of late 1927 - early 1928 that took place in the author's family.

* Catherine, * Hope, Adamova Lelya, Bostrem Gleb Ivanovich, Burman Petr Georgievich, Ganeshin Vasily, Ganeshina Maria Sergeevna, Garelin Nikolay Fedorovich, Deineka Alexander Alexandrovich, Demin Evgeniy Vladimirovich, Zelenov Boris Ivanovich (Burum), Zotov Vladimir Semyonovich, Zotov Semyon Grigorievich, Zotova Sofia Alexandrovna, Zotova (ur. Dobrova) Sofia Matveevna, Kafka Ludmila Vyacheslavovna, Lykoshin Artamon Grigorievich, Maleinov (nicknamed Maleshka), Morozov Alexander Ivanovich, Niskovsky, Peshkova Ekaterina Pavlovna, Staronosov Petr Nikolaevich, Tyulyaeva Anna, Usov Viktor Yurievich, Chizhov Nikolai Sergeevich, Shorygina (ur. Kolyanova) Rimma Pavlovna

Memoirs begin with the author's move to Nizhny Novgorod in 1922. Acquaintance with Nizhny Novgorod scouts. Entry into the scout detachment (end of 1922). Description of the activities of the Nizhny Novgorod scouts before the official ban and after.

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

The autobiography contains information about the date and place of birth, the author's parents, education, places of residence and work of the author, the time of registration of marriage and the birth of a child, as well as a description of the travels made by the author, by year: from 1936 to 1975. It also contains information about the education and place of work of the author's son.

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 begin with a description of the situation of the scouts imprisoned in Solovki by the spring of 1928.
Stage from Kemperpunkt to Moscow.
Meeting with the author's relatives at the railway station in Moscow.
Butyrka prison, work in the prison. About the possibility of meeting with other prisoners in the prison cafeteria.
Interrogations, accusation of organizing an escape from the Solovetsky camps.
About escape plans.
Stage from Moscow to Vyatka.
Arrival in Vyatka 11/6/1928, acquaintance with the Vyatka exiles.
About correspondence with Moscow relatives.
About the place of residence in Vyatka, about earnings.
Visits of relatives to Vyatka.
About occupations in Vyatka, bibliography of local literature.
Moving to a new place of residence in Vyatka.
How did the exiles earn in Vyatka.
About the locals.
Visit of Vladimir Dobrovolsky, who escaped from exile in Narym (spring 1929).
Birth of daughter Irina (12/16/1930), serious illness of the author.
End of exile (1931), prohibition of residence in large cities.
Departure of the author from Vyatka to Nizhny Novgorod, return to Vyatka in autumn 1929.
Arrest and transfer of V. Zelenov to Nizhny Novgorod on charges of organizing a mutual benefit fund (1933), released after four and a half months of investigation.
Moving to the village of Gypsies. Village life.
Final departure from Vyatka in December 1934.
The memoirs end with a note indicating biographical information about some of the persons mentioned in the text.

* Alexandra Mikhailovna, * Apollinaria Nikolaevna, * Ferapont Ivanovich, Astakhova Yulia, Ganeshin Dmitry Sergeevich, Gendelman, Gurvich Sholom (Mulya) Leibovich, Gurevich Wulf Moiseevich (Vladimir Markovich), Gurenok Maria Vasilievna, Denshin Alexey Ivanovich, Dobrovolsky Vladimir Dmitrievich, Drozhzhina Olga Nikolaevna, Elnik, Zelenov Boris Ivanovich (Burum), Zelenov Ivan Konstantinovich, Zelenova (?) Irina, Zelenova (Cheshikhina) Natalya Vasilievna, Zilberman, Zotov Vladimir Semyonovich, Kashirin, Klyachko, Livshits, Nebolsin, Olovyashnikova Tatyana, Peshkova Ekaterina Pavlovna, Sadovsky Yuri ("Yurochka"), Selenkin Mikhail Borisovich, Skribova Sofya Kuzminichna, Stolbova-Paderina Ekaterina Ivanovna, Strukov, Tikhomirova Ekaterina Alexandrovna (nicknamed Shimoza), Fokin Alexander Dmitrievich, Chaikin Vadim Afanasevich, Charushin Vladimir Nikolaevich, Charushin Nikolay Apollonovich, Charushina (?) Olga Sergeevna, Cheshikhin German, Shibanov Sergey Vladimirovich, Shtange Alexander Genrikhovich, 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