According to Vitya’s words, people who were still half alive were burning, including my little boy, Petya, who was only 9 years old. When he ran out of the hut he saw that my Petya was still alive. He was sitting under a bench, having covered his ears with his little hands.
MR. COUNSELLOR SMIRNOV: How old was the oldest inhabitant of this village destroyed by the Germans?
GRIGORIEV: The oldest inhabitant, a woman aged 108 years, was Ustinia Artemieva.
MR. COUNSELLOR SMIRNOV: Tell me, Witness, how old was the youngest victim murdered by the Germans?
GRIGORIEV: Four months.
MR. COUNSELLOR SMIRNOV: How many villagers were destroyed all told?
GRIGORIEV: Forty-seven, excluding those who were saved by a miracle.
MR. COUNSELLOR SMIRNOV: Why did the Germans destroy the population of your village?
GRIGORIEV: The reason was not known.
MR. COUNSELLOR SMIRNOV: And what did the Germans themselves say?