Hlib Aksiuk
Lavrentiy was invited to work as the main engineer of the Moscow metro . So , he moved to Moscow with his nuclear family . In the year 1953 , after Stalin ’ s death , Lavrentiy started searching for his brother , Hlib . Once he found him , he immediately went to Hlib ’ s apartment . Once Hlib opened the door , he whispered to Lavrentiy to go outside and wait . Then , Hlib told his wife that this was their neighbor . Hlib met Lavrentiy in the building ’ s backyard , and then they talked about everything that happened about the time when they did not see each other . They continued meeting secretly for about a year , and only after all this time did Hlib tell his wife about his family and introduced his brother to her . Later , both Hlib and Lavrentiy went to Kryvyi Rih , and visited their mother and siblings .
15 | SLAS TIMES
This story lacks many details , as the events happened a long time ago , but nevertheless this story shows how the USSR oppressed many people , so many more had to live in fear without many freedoms .
Yevhen Aksiuk ( my great-grandfather )