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Svetlana de Rohan-Levashova. Revelation

turned out that they stayed there forever. It was 1942 already and the Seriogins
compassionately observed the country they liked so much being squeezed by the
tentacles of the "brown" octopus of the Nationalsozialismus stronger and stronger... On
crossing the front line, they hoped that they could reach France from Lithuania, but the
"brown plague" shut the door into the "big world" for them (and thus for my father),
this time forever.

But life went on and the Seriogins gradually began to settle down in the new place
of dwelling. They again had to look for a job to have some means of existence.
Fortunately, one could easily find a job in industrious Lithuania. Therefore, very soon
life began to take its normal course and it seemed that everything was again well and
quiet...
My dad began to "temporarily" attend Russian school (Russian and Polish schools
were not an uncommon thing in Lithuania), which he liked very much and decidedly
refused to leave it, because permanent wandering and changing of schools influenced
his studies and what was more important – prevented him from having real friends
without which it is hard to exist for any normal boy.

My grand-dad found quite a good job and had the opportunity to "unburden his
heart" in his adored forest at weekends. And my grandmother had her little new-born
son and dreamed of staying in one place for a while, because she did not feel well
physically and was extremely tired of the permanent wandering, just as was the whole
family.

Neman surrounded by Alytus forests

Several years passed unnoticed. The war ended long ago and life gradually came
to normality in all respects. My dad was a diligent pupil and teachers predicted a gold

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