"Every Soviet patriot - the old and the young worries about the fate of the the motherland now. Our Soviet children are overwhelmed with the only desire - to break the insidious hordes of Nazis. Every pupil knows what is going on at the front now. Children literally live by the heroic exploits of Gastello, Paskhin, Zhukov and others..."
А. Kostyleva, teacher of school №14.
October 31, 1941
The "For the communism" newspaper
"Our head-boy went to the front as a volunteer in November 1941. He was a good pupil, an active Komsomol member, a kind, helpful friend."
From the story of classmate L.M. Ponomareva
"Mummy, be sure: I will fulfill your instruction with honorably. I will be defeating fascit bandits as long as I have strength and life".
From Ivan Musonov's letter, May 2, 1942