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inhabitants. Germans worse did, but also in this regard here are dissatisfied with our Slavs. And here deep back,
Polish administration and absolutely others country. Poland where do not forgive and harm.
Too here speak of guerrillas with hostility, say that guerrillas plundered the population.

10.28.1944

Poland is similar to the angry whimsical child whom nurse, because of which a lot of time very adult and very
serious people kill. I saw Poland and how could study her customs, life and customs. A lot of attention is given to
an external luster here.
Inhabitants ride bicycles. On foot seldom go. Bicycles here necessity. Roads all paved, houses very beautiful and
big meet. If to be passed by Poland as the observer Intourist, the impression of this country can turn out very
perverse from such travel. And actually, to the experienced observer who learned and other aspect of life and
devices of Poland, absolutely not the attractive picture opens. The people put during the winter period in sandals
and bast shoes; tatters, silk, however, graceful, but tatters in which they are put on; borsch from one beet and
water which they eat; plows which they plow. Methods of processing of the earth, manually. Nursery, almost,
industry. Small brickworks, factories. The fat eatenoff owners landowners and poor workers and peasants farm
laborers for whom products are enough hardly for life. The huge shops of private traders inaccessible because of
the goods prices established in them for the bulk of the Polish population. The big gray wooden crosses which are
so unfriendly opening a view of villages at an entrance and an exit to it. Wooden houses, even in the cities.
Wooden Poland!.

KosuvLyadsky, Poved Sokoluv. Decided to remain here though the division left far ahead.
It happened so. In the city of Kosuv I with Mazhenov stopped before one shop and became interested in its
contents. Money was not and Mazhenov grievously sighed. The local standing nearby hearing our conversation
approached us and suggested coming to him, to drink to tea. Mazhenov told again that he would not refuse vodka,
but to tea does not want.
It is possible also vodka, the person told and led us to the apartment.
There we were given some tea, brought two eggs. But seeing that we wish to drink after all a little, put a halfliter
bottle, then another, to onions, fried eggs and the feast went. I drank, however, a little, 4 piles seem, on 75 grams
everyone.
At a table it became clear that the people who invited us to themselves are the Jews running from a concentration
camp, the socalled extermination camp of Treplinnik.

11.18.1944

In the evening waiting for a lunch. My hostess every day increasingly shows in relation to me the meanness and
avarice. Today, for example, when I began to wash its(her) soap, she approached me and warned that soap costs
500 zloties and therefore I now that you washed my soap'. Other similar case with blankets. At first, when I
passed into the cold room to sleep, she allowed me to take cover three blankets, but the next day one visor, and
yesterday deprived of me one more. So today's night I was thoroughly frozen.
Showing a patience maximum, I, however, do not leave the intention before departure to let them know, to
sirsteachers as far as they are nasty and unfriendly people and as are not similar their relation to the relations of
our citizens from edge and to edge of my socialist Homeland.
The girl who lodged with me behaves more safely and easier. She caused discontent of owners especially what
sometimes uses their things of small use: a towel, soap, and today, by mistake, began to brush teeth a master's
brush.
She should give a bristle, time she does not understand, master's sons joked after revolted the sirhostess told
about a case with a brush, having added at the same time that should be hidden and locked from her.