Memoirs of childhood, of Israel Izia Rudnik Darom, born in Boguslav, Ukraine, 1935, regarding his experiences, 1941-1948 Family of Jewish Communists; his father was deputy mayor of the city, a newspaper editor and a politruk (political officer) in the Red Army; Essay titled, "Strong Memory of the War", including German air-raids on a train in which Izia, his aunt and his grandmother were traveling during their escape, September 1941; memoirs titled, "Childhood during the war and in its shadow", dedicated in memory of his father who died in the battle of Stalingrad; report titled, "The Great Escape" regarding their escape from Boguslav, August 1941, until their arrival to Kirghisztan; memoirs, dedicated in memory of his grandmother Bela Rudnik, who died in Frunze, the capital of Kirghisztan, 19 May 1961; memoir[s] titled, "How the Soviet Union Lost a (Great) [Male] Ballet Dancer"; life in Kirghisztan including illness, poverty, hunger and cold; summer camp, as a war orphan, 1943; essays titled: "Struggles for the Balance of Power", "The Sweet Revenge against the Germans", regarding life in Brashel [?] DP camp, where they arrived, 1946, and exit from the camp, October 1948, in the context of Youth Aliyah, and travel via Munich to Marseille, and from there on the Italian "Castra" ship, and arrival to Israel, 24 October 1948; article in Russian, "The Final Hug", and an article in Hebrew, "Lessons Not Learned", published in the "Voice of the War Disabled" journal, November 2011, regarding the experiences of Izia Rudnik and his father.