Death is not the worst

“Three of our men died from dysentery. They weren’t even taken to the hospital. One was shot by the SS while working. Every night several people are taken from the barracks or the parade ground, usually Russians. All have mutilated legs – it’s impossible to walk in shackles, the SS beat everyone who falls at work. Everyone is waiting for some kind of end…” The ruthlessly truthful memories of Evgeny Eminov will not leave readers indifferent. This is a candid confession of a man who went through the war, Auschwitz, Buchenwald, the underground camp “Dora,” imprisonment in Vorkuta. The story of Evgeny Eminov is a testament to the incredible strength of the human spirit, unbroken by the trials of fate.