If we consider all the pioneer heroes, thenMarat Kazeyu was lucky, probably less than the others. Soviet schoolchildren of the late Soviet Union sang indecent rhymes on the changes with a mention of his name. Of course, they did it for childish stupidity, and not because of oppositional views. Eventually a part of the singers began to be ashamed of their deed, and the other part still sees this as a contribution to debunking the myths of war. But the true story of the boy was much more dramatic than the one told about in the teacher's schools. This does not make Marat's feat less significant. On the contrary, the courage and dedication of the boy cause even greater respect.
Kazey Marat Ivanovich, whose feat will bedescribed in this article, was born in the village of Stankovo (Belarus) in 1929. The boy's father was a convinced communist. In the past Ivan Kazey served in the Baltic Fleet. He named his son just in honor of the battleship, on which he was a sailor. Yes, and his daughter, he gave an unusual name - Ariadne, in honor of the main character of the ancient Greek myth he liked.
With Anna, the mother of Marat, Ivan met in 1927, when he came for a visit. He fell in love with a girl without a memory. A year later the young man went to the beach and married a beautiful woman.
The activist and communist Ivan Kazey was ardenta Bolshevik, respected by his colleagues, taught at the tractor training courses and headed a comrades' court. It all ended in 1935, when he was arrested for sabotage. The lying denunciation was anonymous. Apparently, the ideological Ivan, who did not take a penny of state money in his pocket, strongly irritated those who wanted to fill a pocket at the expense of national funds. On sentencing, he was exiled to the Far East and rehabilitated only in 1959, posthumously. Marat Kazey, whose feat will inspire fighters of the Soviet army, was at that time small and did not understand what was happening.
After the reference, Ivan Anna was fired from his job,They were expelled from the institute and expelled from the apartment. She had to send the children to their relatives. And this was the right decision, since soon the woman was arrested for "Trotskyism". But Anna did not repeat the fate of her husband. She was released before the war.
The conclusion did not change the political viewsa convinced communist. From the first days of the occupation, she actively cooperated with the Minsk underground. The history of the people who entered it was tragic. Due to lack of experience, they were quickly exposed and arrested by the Gestapo. Anna Kazey was hanged in Minsk with the underground workers.
The death of the mother served as a stimulus to Marat and Ariadne for an active struggle against the fascists. In 1942 they joined the partisan detachment. The boy was 13 years old, and the girl just turned 16.
Marat Kazey, whose exploit is forever inscribed inthe annals of the Patriotic War, became a scout. The boy skillfully penetrated the enemy garrisons, gaining valuable information. In battle, he was fearless. In 1943, being wounded, he repeatedly attacked the enemy. Also, the boy more than once participated in diversions at sites that were of particular importance to the fascists.
Once Marat Kazey, whose feat is known inall over the world, rescued the partisan detachment named after Furmanov. Punishers took him in a ring near the village of Rumok, and only the young scout managed to break through the barrier and lead the rescue.
In the beginning of the winter of 1943, the partisan detachmentincluded Marat and Ariadne, came out of the encirclement. The girl received a severe frostbite. To save her life, the doctors in the field conditions amputated Ariadne both legs. Then the plane took the girl to the deep rear, where the doctors managed to cure her. Marat remained at the front to avenge his mutilated sister, his murdered mother and his abused homeland ...
In May 1944 Operation Bagration, whichwill free the Belarusian people from the German yoke, was in full swing. But the boy will not see it. On May 11, he will perish under the village of Khorometskoe. Marat and the squad commander were returning from the mission and stumbled upon the Germans. The commander was killed, the boy fired back, until the cartridges ran out. There was nowhere to go, besides, he was wounded. Then he took his last weapon - two grenades that hung on his belt, and when the Germans came very close, blew themselves up with the enemies.
People who came to the funeral of the young hero, carriedposters with his photo. On them was the inscription "Marat Kazey - pioneer". His feats are still remembered by all residents of Stankovo - the village of the boy where the funeral took place.
Now you know what a feat Marat performedKazey. What was he thinking about at the last moment of his life? About how terrible it is to die young? About what will bring victory to its death? Or that he will not see his family again?
Most likely, about all this at the same time.And it is more likely that Marat was moved by a fierce rage, multiplied by a desperate daring peculiar only to young fighters. Subconsciously, they understand that to live is only until the moment when the Germans approach. And death itself does not become terrible, because, as Gaidar wrote before the war, the enemies will still run away, in fear of damning the amazing people of this country with its invincible army and unsolved military secret.
In 1965, Marat Kazey, whose feat will never forget, was awarded the title Hero of the USSR posthumously. In Minsk, he installed a monument.
