The war began when she was 5 years old

They fled on foot and her mother was pregnant

Escaped in a freight wagon during a bombing and reached Rostov

“Afterwards, everything was a complete mess.”

Escape to Dagestan/Father was at the front/Her sister was born

They slept in an abandoned movie theater

“Children were dying around us. We were lucky to escape that hell.”

Lest We Forget Cologne 03-11-2015