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The Lavrovs It happened during the Great patriotic War, then the soviet people fougth against the

German fascists, defending the freedom and independence fo the country. In 1943 Alexei Lavrov was on the front. One day after a fierce battle, then the soviet army had defeated the enemy unit and eliberated a small village, he went into one of the village houses. He didnt see anybody at first. Then, he heard a weak voice. Turning round, he sow a thin, pale boy of about eight. The boy was afraid to stay in house. He remained without parents and was staying alone in house. The boy prayed him didnt left him there. Alexei decided to take the boy with him though he didnt know what he would do with him on the front. He couldnt leave the child alone there. All the soldiers and officers liked the boy. He stayed with them a month and after that a delegation of workers among whom there was a girl of about eighteen, came to the front from Moscow. Lavrov asked her to take the boy with her and she agreed gladly. One day in 1952, Lavrov was going home after the mayday civil parade and he saw an old friend named Pavlov. They talked of old times, their friends and marriage. Alexei said that he havent got a family yet. Then, Pavlov invited him to his places. Alexei was deighted and of exactly eight he was knocking of Pavlovs door. He went in the room and was introduced to the quests. Everybody was enjoying the party and that moment two more guests appeared. They were a young women and a boy of about sixteen. When he looked at the women, he thought that he had meet her somewhere before, but he couldnt remember where it was. Then his friend said him that in 1943 an officer asked her to take a little boy from the front to Moscow and Alexei understood thats who it is. Now you understand why theres a difference of twenty years between the Lavrovs two sons.

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