War is hell. Especially for children. How did Russian children deal with the Second World War? I have omitted images of children caught in the cross-fire or those injured.
Children in Kalinin. They lived in the dugout during the ocupation. 1942.
Children lay wreath at the graves of dead Russian soldiers. 1942.
A boy Russian soldier? What on earth was he doing in the Soviet army?
Boys play in the ruins of Stalingrad. 1944.
A boy makes a swing from a broken German gun.
Children in Kalinin. They lived in the dugout during the ocupation. 1942.
Children lay wreath at the graves of dead Russian soldiers. 1942.
A boy Russian soldier? What on earth was he doing in the Soviet army?
Boys play in the ruins of Stalingrad. 1944.
A boy makes a swing from a broken German gun.