Mikhail Davydov
I spent an evening in the city of Zhukovsky with Mikhail Abramovich Davydov, a Professor of History at the Russian State Humanities University in Moscow. Zhukovsky, which is just outside of Moscow, is one of the capitals of Soviet military aviation. Many planes are test flown for the first time at facilities in the city. On the way to his apartment, Mikhail Abramovich showed me a recent World War II monument in front of a neighborhood school. After the German invasion of Russia in 1941, all of the male seniors voluntarily enlisted. None of them survived the war. The monument is in their memory.
Neighborhood School, Zhukovsky
"Your Achievement Is Immortal", World War II Memorial, Zhukovsky
Alexander Davydov, Mikhail Davydov and Zhenya (a family friend)