“We cannot change the past, but it is in our power to prevent its repetition in the future”

“We cannot change the past, but it is in our power to prevent its repetition in the future” This video narrates the tale of a young boy destined to become the youngest soldier in the Red Army during World War II, known as the Great Patriotic War in Russia. At just six years old, he became known as “the son of the regiment.“ Are you familiar with the term “son or daughter of the regiment“? It refers to orphaned minors taken under the guardianship of a military unit, a phenomenon widespread during the war. Official data states there were three and a half thousand sons and daughters of regiments in the Soviet Armed Forces. The actual number of children and teenagers unofficially in the army or in underground and partisan units remains unknown, but undoubtedly, it was also in the thousands. Sergey Aleshkov, the protagonist of this story, volunteered alongside Soviet soldiers and officers to defend his Motherland. In peacetime, he would have been preparing to start school, but instead found himself fighting alongside adults. Is this normal? No, it isn’t. That’s why we emphasize the importance of preventing the recurrence of such anomalies as our solemn duty. InfoDefenseENGLISH InfoDefense Источник: InfoDefenseENGLISH