In the collection of the Urazovo Local History Museum you can find a book ‘Without bowing ther head’, which consists of several documentary stories: ‘Without bowing the head’, ‘Let’s meet in Berlin’ and “Evacuation hospital”. It was written by a former prisoner of the camp, who was not far from Urazovo, the writer Fedor Egorov.
Fedor Egorov was born in 1913 in the village of Kalmytskaya Balka, not far from Volgograd, in a peasant family. He spent his childhood in the village of Dzhanybek, in the Ural region. From the end of 1933 up to October 1935, Egorov worked as the head of the agricultural department of the Guryev district newspaper Prikaspiyskaya Kommuna.
In January 1938, having demobilized from the army, Fedor Egorov returned to Guryev and continued his work in the editorial office of the Prikaspiyskaya Kommuna newspaper. In January 1942 he was drafted into the Red Army. Egorov’s military path turned out to be severe and difficult. Wound in the summer of 1942 on the distant approaches to Stalingrad, then encirclement and captivity, fascist death camps, and then escape. And again, new battles and new wounds: one of them, very serious, chained him to a hospital bed for a whole year. He told about these cruel ordeals that fell to the lot of Egorov and his comrades in arms in three documentary stories.
‘Without bowing the head’ is a story about the courage of Soviet soldiers and officers who, by the will of fate, were captured by the Germans. Love for the Motherland, the spirit of camaraderie and mutual support allowed them to win a moral victory over the fascist executioners, withstand all the bullying and escape from captivity.
In the story ‘Let’s Meet in Berlin’ Fedor Egorov wrote about his return to duty and to the ranks of the Communist Party after escaping from captivity. This path was not easy during the period of the personality cult of Joseph Stalin. From the story, you can also learn about the military exploits of the 6th Guards 'Rovno' Orders of Lenin, Red Banner, and Suvorov Rifle Division, in which the author had a chance to serve at the end of the war.
“Evacuation hospital” is a story about the heroic everyday life of military doctors, nurses and orderlies, about their struggle for the lives of wounded Soviet soldiers. The settlement of Urazovo was under German occupation for more than six months — from July 8, 1942 to January 19, 1943. As a result, hundreds of civilians were shot or driven to Germany. The construction of the airfield began by the forces of Soviet prisoners of war, the camp for which was located in the former collective farm stables of the village of Sobolevka.
Fedor Egorov was born in 1913 in the village of Kalmytskaya Balka, not far from Volgograd, in a peasant family. He spent his childhood in the village of Dzhanybek, in the Ural region. From the end of 1933 up to October 1935, Egorov worked as the head of the agricultural department of the Guryev district newspaper Prikaspiyskaya Kommuna.
In January 1938, having demobilized from the army, Fedor Egorov returned to Guryev and continued his work in the editorial office of the Prikaspiyskaya Kommuna newspaper. In January 1942 he was drafted into the Red Army. Egorov’s military path turned out to be severe and difficult. Wound in the summer of 1942 on the distant approaches to Stalingrad, then encirclement and captivity, fascist death camps, and then escape. And again, new battles and new wounds: one of them, very serious, chained him to a hospital bed for a whole year. He told about these cruel ordeals that fell to the lot of Egorov and his comrades in arms in three documentary stories.
‘Without bowing the head’ is a story about the courage of Soviet soldiers and officers who, by the will of fate, were captured by the Germans. Love for the Motherland, the spirit of camaraderie and mutual support allowed them to win a moral victory over the fascist executioners, withstand all the bullying and escape from captivity.
In the story ‘Let’s Meet in Berlin’ Fedor Egorov wrote about his return to duty and to the ranks of the Communist Party after escaping from captivity. This path was not easy during the period of the personality cult of Joseph Stalin. From the story, you can also learn about the military exploits of the 6th Guards 'Rovno' Orders of Lenin, Red Banner, and Suvorov Rifle Division, in which the author had a chance to serve at the end of the war.
“Evacuation hospital” is a story about the heroic everyday life of military doctors, nurses and orderlies, about their struggle for the lives of wounded Soviet soldiers. The settlement of Urazovo was under German occupation for more than six months — from July 8, 1942 to January 19, 1943. As a result, hundreds of civilians were shot or driven to Germany. The construction of the airfield began by the forces of Soviet prisoners of war, the camp for which was located in the former collective farm stables of the village of Sobolevka.
