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Russia WWII Veteran

World War II veteran Nikolai Toroptsev, 100, is seen at his home in Morshansk, Tambov Region, Russia. He began working on a collective farm as a child and helped care for wounded soldiers at a military hospital after the war broke out. Drafted into the army in 1944, he served as a combat engineer specialising in mine clearance and took part in the liberation of Poland. He was in Germany when Victory Day was celebrated in 1945. His awards include the Medal for Battle Merit, the Medal for Victory over Germany and the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class. After the war, he returned to Morshansk and worked as a diesel locomotive driver at a locomotive depot. Now, he keeps active by exercising and tending his garden.

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Russia WWII Veteran

World War II veteran Nikolai Toroptsev, 100, is seen outside his home in Morshansk, Tambov Region, Russia. He began working on a collective farm as a child and helped care for wounded soldiers at a military hospital after the war broke out. Drafted into the army in 1944, he served as a combat engineer specialising in mine clearance and took part in the liberation of Poland. He was in Germany when Victory Day was celebrated in 1945. His awards include the Medal for Battle Merit, the Medal for Victory over Germany and the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class. After the war, he returned to Morshansk and worked as a diesel locomotive driver at a locomotive depot. Now, he keeps active by exercising and tending his garden.

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Russia WWII Veteran

World War II veteran Nikolai Toroptsev, 100, is seen outside his home in Morshansk, Tambov Region, Russia. He began working on a collective farm as a child and helped care for wounded soldiers at a military hospital after the war broke out. Drafted into the army in 1944, he served as a combat engineer specialising in mine clearance and took part in the liberation of Poland. He was in Germany when Victory Day was celebrated in 1945. His awards include the Medal for Battle Merit, the Medal for Victory over Germany and the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class. After the war, he returned to Morshansk and worked as a diesel locomotive driver at a locomotive depot. Now, he keeps active by exercising and tending his garden.

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Russia WWII Veteran

World War II veteran Nikolai Toroptsev, 100, is seen outside his home in Morshansk, Tambov Region, Russia. He began working on a collective farm as a child and helped care for wounded soldiers at a military hospital after the war broke out. Drafted into the army in 1944, he served as a combat engineer specialising in mine clearance and took part in the liberation of Poland. He was in Germany when Victory Day was celebrated in 1945. His awards include the Medal for Battle Merit, the Medal for Victory over Germany and the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class. After the war, he returned to Morshansk and worked as a diesel locomotive driver at a locomotive depot. Now, he keeps active by exercising and tending his garden.

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Russia WWII Veteran

World War II veteran Nikolai Toroptsev, 100, demonstrates photos at his home in Morshansk, Tambov Region, Russia. He began working on a collective farm as a child and helped care for wounded soldiers at a military hospital after the war broke out. Drafted into the army in 1944, he served as a combat engineer specialising in mine clearance and took part in the liberation of Poland. He was in Germany when Victory Day was celebrated in 1945. His awards include the Medal for Battle Merit, the Medal for Victory over Germany and the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class. After the war, he returned to Morshansk and worked as a diesel locomotive driver at a locomotive depot. Now, he keeps active by exercising and tending his garden.

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Russia WWII Veteran

World War II veteran Nikolai Toroptsev, 100, is seen at his home in Morshansk, Tambov Region, Russia. He began working on a collective farm as a child and helped care for wounded soldiers at a military hospital after the war broke out. Drafted into the army in 1944, he served as a combat engineer specialising in mine clearance and took part in the liberation of Poland. He was in Germany when Victory Day was celebrated in 1945. His awards include the Medal for Battle Merit, the Medal for Victory over Germany and the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class. After the war, he returned to Morshansk and worked as a diesel locomotive driver at a locomotive depot. Now, he keeps active by exercising and tending his garden.

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Russia WWII Veteran

World War II veteran Nikolai Toroptsev, 100, is seen at his home in Morshansk, Tambov Region, Russia. He began working on a collective farm as a child and helped care for wounded soldiers at a military hospital after the war broke out. Drafted into the army in 1944, he served as a combat engineer specialising in mine clearance and took part in the liberation of Poland. He was in Germany when Victory Day was celebrated in 1945. His awards include the Medal for Battle Merit, the Medal for Victory over Germany and the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class. After the war, he returned to Morshansk and worked as a diesel locomotive driver at a locomotive depot. Now, he keeps active by exercising and tending his garden.

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Russia WWII Veteran

World War II veteran Nikolai Toroptsev, 100, is seen at his home in Morshansk, Tambov Region, Russia. He began working on a collective farm as a child and helped care for wounded soldiers at a military hospital after the war broke out. Drafted into the army in 1944, he served as a combat engineer specialising in mine clearance and took part in the liberation of Poland. He was in Germany when Victory Day was celebrated in 1945. His awards include the Medal for Battle Merit, the Medal for Victory over Germany and the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class. After the war, he returned to Morshansk and worked as a diesel locomotive driver at a locomotive depot. Now, he keeps active by exercising and tending his garden.

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Russia WWII Veteran

World War II veteran Nikolai Toroptsev, 100, is seen at his home in Morshansk, Tambov Region, Russia. He began working on a collective farm as a child and helped care for wounded soldiers at a military hospital after the war broke out. Drafted into the army in 1944, he served as a combat engineer specialising in mine clearance and took part in the liberation of Poland. He was in Germany when Victory Day was celebrated in 1945. His awards include the Medal for Battle Merit, the Medal for Victory over Germany and the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class. After the war, he returned to Morshansk and worked as a diesel locomotive driver at a locomotive depot. Now, he keeps active by exercising and tending his garden.

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Russia WWII Veteran

World War II veteran Nikolai Toroptsev, 100, is seen at his home in Morshansk, Tambov Region, Russia. He began working on a collective farm as a child and helped care for wounded soldiers at a military hospital after the war broke out. Drafted into the army in 1944, he served as a combat engineer specialising in mine clearance and took part in the liberation of Poland. He was in Germany when Victory Day was celebrated in 1945. His awards include the Medal for Battle Merit, the Medal for Victory over Germany and the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class. After the war, he returned to Morshansk and worked as a diesel locomotive driver at a locomotive depot. Now, he keeps active by exercising and tending his garden.

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Russia WWII Veteran

World War II veteran Nikolai Toroptsev, 100, is seen at his home in Morshansk, Tambov Region, Russia. He began working on a collective farm as a child and helped care for wounded soldiers at a military hospital after the war broke out. Drafted into the army in 1944, he served as a combat engineer specialising in mine clearance and took part in the liberation of Poland. He was in Germany when Victory Day was celebrated in 1945. His awards include the Medal for Battle Merit, the Medal for Victory over Germany and the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class. After the war, he returned to Morshansk and worked as a diesel locomotive driver at a locomotive depot. Now, he keeps active by exercising and tending his garden.

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Russia WWII Veteran

World War II veteran Nikolai Toroptsev, 100, is seen at his home in Morshansk, Tambov Region, Russia. He began working on a collective farm as a child and helped care for wounded soldiers at a military hospital after the war broke out. Drafted into the army in 1944, he served as a combat engineer specialising in mine clearance and took part in the liberation of Poland. He was in Germany when Victory Day was celebrated in 1945. His awards include the Medal for Battle Merit, the Medal for Victory over Germany and the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class. After the war, he returned to Morshansk and worked as a diesel locomotive driver at a locomotive depot. Now, he keeps active by exercising and tending his garden.

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Russia WWII Veteran

World War II veteran Nikolai Toroptsev, 100, is seen at his home in Morshansk, Tambov Region, Russia. He began working on a collective farm as a child and helped care for wounded soldiers at a military hospital after the war broke out. Drafted into the army in 1944, he served as a combat engineer specialising in mine clearance and took part in the liberation of Poland. He was in Germany when Victory Day was celebrated in 1945. His awards include the Medal for Battle Merit, the Medal for Victory over Germany and the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class. After the war, he returned to Morshansk and worked as a diesel locomotive driver at a locomotive depot. Now, he keeps active by exercising and tending his garden.

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Russia WWII Veteran

World War II veteran Nikolai Toroptsev, 100, demonstrates photos at his home in Morshansk, Tambov Region, Russia. He began working on a collective farm as a child and helped care for wounded soldiers at a military hospital after the war broke out. Drafted into the army in 1944, he served as a combat engineer specialising in mine clearance and took part in the liberation of Poland. He was in Germany when Victory Day was celebrated in 1945. His awards include the Medal for Battle Merit, the Medal for Victory over Germany and the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class. After the war, he returned to Morshansk and worked as a diesel locomotive driver at a locomotive depot. Now, he keeps active by exercising and tending his garden.

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Russia WWII Veteran

World War II veteran Nikolai Toroptsev, 100, is seen at his home in Morshansk, Tambov Region, Russia. He began working on a collective farm as a child and helped care for wounded soldiers at a military hospital after the war broke out. Drafted into the army in 1944, he served as a combat engineer specialising in mine clearance and took part in the liberation of Poland. He was in Germany when Victory Day was celebrated in 1945. His awards include the Medal for Battle Merit, the Medal for Victory over Germany and the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class. After the war, he returned to Morshansk and worked as a diesel locomotive driver at a locomotive depot. Now, he keeps active by exercising and tending his garden.

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Russia WWII Veteran

World War II veteran Nikolai Toroptsev, 100, is seen at his home in Morshansk, Tambov Region, Russia. He began working on a collective farm as a child and helped care for wounded soldiers at a military hospital after the war broke out. Drafted into the army in 1944, he served as a combat engineer specialising in mine clearance and took part in the liberation of Poland. He was in Germany when Victory Day was celebrated in 1945. His awards include the Medal for Battle Merit, the Medal for Victory over Germany and the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class. After the war, he returned to Morshansk and worked as a diesel locomotive driver at a locomotive depot. Now, he keeps active by exercising and tending his garden.

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