village Aleshkovitchy. They shoot some people who were communists
and Comsomol members.The villagers organized a partisans group and Sofia with her sister joined it.
One of her stories excited us most of all. The partisans attacked the village Maltzevo where a large group of fascists was located. It was a hard battle and a lot of partisans were killed among them was Sofia’s sister. Her name is commemorated in the memorial complex «Partisan Polyana» near Bryansk. At that time Sofia Petrovna received her first medal.
