Vladimir was born on June 4, 1908 in Yampol, Vinnytska, Ukraine, to Izrail and Riva Avrushchenko. He was married to Orlova Sobina.
In 1918 he moved to Poltava, where he graduated from high school in 1925. Later that year, he moved to Moscow where he studied at the Higher Literary Courses and at the Literary Institute. He was a poet and a translator. Over 100 of his poems were published in newspapers and books, and 50 of those poems were translated into 4 languages.
He served in the Red Army from 1930-1932, in the tank division, where he worked in the editorial office of the Red Army Radio Newspaper. He was mobilized again during WWII.
Vladimir was a Jewish soldier in the Soviet Armed Forces. During WWII, around 500,000 Jews fought in the Red Army in the battle against the Nazis between 1941-1945 - both for their country, and for the Jewish people's right to live. Many of the Jewish soldiers were part of the militia, which were a poorly trained, poorly armed group of soldiers intended to slow down the Nazis, and they were mostly killed within the first few months of the war. Jewish women also served in the armed forces, with most being doctors, nurses, or translators. About 32,000 Jewish soldiers were given medals of honor for their contribution to the fight against Germany. The Red Army estimates that around 142,000 of its Jewish soldiers were killed in action.
Vladimir was injured while fighting in Piryatin, Poltava, Ukraine in September 1941. He was then captured by the Nazis and brutally tortured to death. His body was never recovered.
In 1918 he moved to Poltava, where he graduated from high school in 1925. Later that year, he moved to Moscow where he studied at the Higher Literary Courses and at the Literary Institute. He was a poet and a translator. Over 100 of his poems were published in newspapers and books, and 50 of those poems were translated into 4 languages.
He served in the Red Army from 1930-1932, in the tank division, where he worked in the editorial office of the Red Army Radio Newspaper. He was mobilized again during WWII.
Vladimir was a Jewish soldier in the Soviet Armed Forces. During WWII, around 500,000 Jews fought in the Red Army in the battle against the Nazis between 1941-1945 - both for their country, and for the Jewish people's right to live. Many of the Jewish soldiers were part of the militia, which were a poorly trained, poorly armed group of soldiers intended to slow down the Nazis, and they were mostly killed within the first few months of the war. Jewish women also served in the armed forces, with most being doctors, nurses, or translators. About 32,000 Jewish soldiers were given medals of honor for their contribution to the fight against Germany. The Red Army estimates that around 142,000 of its Jewish soldiers were killed in action.
Vladimir was injured while fighting in Piryatin, Poltava, Ukraine in September 1941. He was then captured by the Nazis and brutally tortured to death. His body was never recovered.
Vladimir was born on June 4, 1908 in Yampol, Vinnytska, Ukraine, to Izrail and Riva Avrushchenko. He was married to Orlova Sobina.
In 1918 he moved to Poltava, where he graduated from high school in 1925. Later that year, he moved to Moscow where he studied at the Higher Literary Courses and at the Literary Institute. He was a poet and a translator. Over 100 of his poems were published in newspapers and books, and 50 of those poems were translated into 4 languages.
He served in the Red Army from 1930-1932, in the tank division, where he worked in the editorial office of the Red Army Radio Newspaper. He was mobilized again during WWII.
Vladimir was a Jewish soldier in the Soviet Armed Forces. During WWII, around 500,000 Jews fought in the Red Army in the battle against the Nazis between 1941-1945 - both for their country, and for the Jewish people's right to live. Many of the Jewish soldiers were part of the militia, which were a poorly trained, poorly armed group of soldiers intended to slow down the Nazis, and they were mostly killed within the first few months of the war. Jewish women also served in the armed forces, with most being doctors, nurses, or translators. About 32,000 Jewish soldiers were given medals of honor for their contribution to the fight against Germany. The Red Army estimates that around 142,000 of its Jewish soldiers were killed in action.
Vladimir was injured while fighting in Piryatin, Poltava, Ukraine in September 1941. He was then captured by the Nazis and brutally tortured to death. His body was never recovered.
In 1918 he moved to Poltava, where he graduated from high school in 1925. Later that year, he moved to Moscow where he studied at the Higher Literary Courses and at the Literary Institute. He was a poet and a translator. Over 100 of his poems were published in newspapers and books, and 50 of those poems were translated into 4 languages.
He served in the Red Army from 1930-1932, in the tank division, where he worked in the editorial office of the Red Army Radio Newspaper. He was mobilized again during WWII.
Vladimir was a Jewish soldier in the Soviet Armed Forces. During WWII, around 500,000 Jews fought in the Red Army in the battle against the Nazis between 1941-1945 - both for their country, and for the Jewish people's right to live. Many of the Jewish soldiers were part of the militia, which were a poorly trained, poorly armed group of soldiers intended to slow down the Nazis, and they were mostly killed within the first few months of the war. Jewish women also served in the armed forces, with most being doctors, nurses, or translators. About 32,000 Jewish soldiers were given medals of honor for their contribution to the fight against Germany. The Red Army estimates that around 142,000 of its Jewish soldiers were killed in action.
Vladimir was injured while fighting in Piryatin, Poltava, Ukraine in September 1941. He was then captured by the Nazis and brutally tortured to death. His body was never recovered.
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