
Dragovich and Kravchenko were not troubled by such matters. Collaborating with any Nazi is a betrayal, a betrayal against all of Mother Russia. The Nazis slit his throat while he slept. To the Germans, it was a symbol of defiance.

To my countrymen, it was a symbol of hope.

During the German occupation, the sound of his violin filled the air with magnificent music – Korsakov, Stasov – many of the great nationalist composers.

