Soldier who raised flag on reichstag, hero of the soviet union.
Born May 5th, 1923 in Rudnyansky District, Smolensk Oblast.
Died June 20th, 1975 at 52 years old in Demidovsky District (traffic collision).
That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis