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Aircraft mechanic Squadron "Normandie-Niemen" Valentin Ogurtsov  

How is life after the veterans on May 9. Talk with Yaroslavl veteran of the Great Patriotic War Valentin Ogurtsov who served in the legendary aviation squadron "Normandie-Niemen".

  Valentin Ogurtsov   gave medicine for more than 40 years of life at its most difficult part, where shows concern for womens health, motherhood. In the most humane profession worked and his wife Olga and son. None of the current Yaroslavl health officials do not remember that, apart from Valentin another veteran of World War II ....

          Greeting semiofficial euphoria associated with the Day of victory, ends quickly, literally, the next day. Society and the state shifts the focus to other categories of people and occasions, and everything is going your PR-course. Therefore probably part of the youth to the veterans as some components of any project. And the state takes care of the veterans, basically, originally as a PR campaign ...

     Four guys from school number 37 of Yaroslavl (from 1 and Class 4, 7 and 9 class) to learn from their parents about the military biography Valentin Ogurtsov   , decided to change the stereotype and asked for it to visit him. I really wanted to meet with a reputable person to hear first hand what they had never heard, ask questions and talk. As guests went with the simple goodies - homemade cards, crafts and flowers. Greeted like family: hospitable, with wonderful cakes, waffles and honey gingerbread, baked specially for the lady of the house guests. But the main thing - welcome as old friends.

        Valentin showed the children a stack of books about the squadron, a copy of the regional newspaper "Health", where there was a note of it. Then began the most interesting - the veteran began to talk about the military stage of life.

       - Immediately after the tenth class called up - airplane maintenance squadron "Normandie-Niemen". For me, the 17-year-old boys first even form was found in size. He served as my friends and comrades in good faith, we respect the French officers. In the winter was especially hard with his bare hands to unscrew the screw-almost 400 screws on just one part of the Yak-3.

          The veteran showed the children photos of smiling young handsome guy. "This is George Henry - my second pilot. He died April 12, 1945 at Koenigsberg, "- said the veteran. He told me about other colleagues, explained who the photographs, described how in 2006 he came to the celebration of the anniversary of the regiment and the installation of a monument in honor of the regiment in France. Children could literally touch the well-deserved awards veteran among them - the Order of the Legion of Honor of France.

      "After the war I was sent to the Far East. Theres part of us taught the Chinese use of Soviet aircraft. Remembered this detail, for some reason when boarding an airplane all Chinese pilots had problems with his vision. Then he returned home in the Ivanovo region. Started to think about where to go and what to do next. Many fellow soldiers were left to work and serve at the flying field - remember Valentin. - I decided to go to learn more. My aunt was a nurse by profession, she has advised to take the entrance exams to the Ivanovo medical school. And I have a diploma from the school and did not even have. He saw me on the street school teacher, learned about the desire to learn more and brought the certificate. Helped teachers and enroll in college. Everyone understands how difficult it is to remember war veteran school program and help. At the exam - the Russian language, the teacher suggested to me how to write an essay. The topic was on Stalin and his role in the development of the state. The teacher gave me a "chislenniki" (Wall Calendar), where on a page a day briefly the stages were all painted. Student life was such that we were taught, and the theory and practice almost immediately. As a result, we know how much, a lot of practice. Life was such that later Yaroslavl became for me and my familys home town. "

   Valentin long in retirement. But what is happening in the Russian medicine he still cares, critically watching reforms in the region and is devoted to the subject. From its experience and professionalism takes some administrative solutions without understanding their logic and efficiency for society. However, colleagues are now "concerned" it no more than once a year, and current officials in the past were not paying attention to what their "innovations" old-timers think of a profession.

Meanwhile, it is people like Valentin Ogurtsov   formed the basis of Soviet medicine, who worked on the patient and, thanks to the fundamentals laid down by then, still coasting is still in effect, literally, in spite of all blows below the belt from the outside. This generation of soldiers, the Soviet people still have something to say, "all-knowing" that managers and advise. And they are not driven by pragmatism and economic feasibility, and the doctors professional duty and civic consciousness.

     Time passed quickly for a cup of tea and a meaningful conversation with the veteran. Lastly Olga shared her recipe for honey gingerbread so please guests. "For their bake often and with pleasure - with pride, she explained - and only natural products." Even in everyday life and retired physicians are medical - care about the quality of health through the foods that do and advise students. And guests wrapped patties on a track ...

     Valentin was a great conversationalist, two generations of the twentieth and twenty-first century without problems heard and understood each other. This is what happens when you do something from the heart and at the behest of the heart, as if, after years of stretching certain information "ribbon." Returning home from a guys for a long time talking, discussing his campaign, and then another, sharing their impressions with their parents and classmates.

      The current generation is formed and grows up in a contradictory society, it is devoid of many traditions, spirituality, inspire him perverted morality and the meaning of life, without the lack of a national idea and it is especially in need of maintaining harmony successive generations. Communication with the veteran - this is their chance to learn the historical truth, and besides, as a veteran, today the guys do not take an example from whom. Indeed, recent history of Russia is that the parents and grandparents that State passed for privatization, and the "heroes" of time today completely different characters go ...

Victoria Sotskova, Yaroslavl