Alexander Borovsky
Alexander Borovsky was born in the village of Stachek (Belsky district, Grodno region) in the Belarusian SSR in 1912.
Borovsky participated in the Finnish War of 1939-40, as a part of the 9th Army. Since 1941, Alexander Borovsky, with the rank of captain, worked in the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda". Borovsky was not only a frontline photographer, but also a writing correspondent.
Borovsky went through the entire war and was awarded the medal "Partisan of the Patriotic War", the Order of Patriotic War II degree, the medal "For the Defense of Moscow" and the medal "For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-45".
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A commander explains the task to a detachment of partisans going on an operation. USSR, Leningrad Region, 1943
A commander explains the task to a detachment of partisans going on an operation. USSR, Leningrad Region, 1943
A detachment of partisans going on an operation. USSR, Leningrad Region, 1943
A detachment of partisans going on an operation. USSR, Leningrad Region, 1943
Partisans preparing grenades for a surprise raid on a German garrison. USSR, Leningrad Region, 1942
Partisans preparing grenades for a surprise raid on a German garrison. USSR, Leningrad Region, 1942
Collective farmers listening to a story about blowing up a railroad bridge. USSR, Leningrad Region, 1942
Collective farmers listening to a story about blowing up a railroad bridge. USSR, Leningrad Region, 1942
Latvian partisans crossing a river. USSR, Leningrad Region, 1943
Latvian partisans crossing a river. USSR, Leningrad Region, 1943
Latvian partisans crossing a river. USSR, Leningrad Region, 1943
Latvian partisans crossing a river. USSR, Leningrad Region, 1943
An aircraft factory worker making the last inscription on an airplane - "To Alexander Pokryshkin from the workers of Novosibirsk". USSR, Moscow, 1944
An aircraft factory worker making the last inscription on an airplane - "To Alexander Pokryshkin from the workers of Novosibirsk". USSR, Moscow, 1944
Tumovsky, a representative of Novosibirsk workers, speaks. On the left the Soviet aces A. Pokryshkin, G. Rechkalov, I. Fedorov and A. Trud. USSR, Moscow, 1944
Tumovsky, a representative of Novosibirsk workers, speaks. On the left the Soviet aces A. Pokryshkin, G. Rechkalov, I. Fedorov and A. Trud. USSR, Moscow, 1944
Tumovsky, a representative of Novosibirsk workers, hands over a new airplane to Soviet ace Alexander Pokryshkin. USSR, Moscow, 1944
Tumovsky, a representative of Novosibirsk workers, hands over a new airplane to Soviet ace Alexander Pokryshkin. USSR, Moscow, 1944
Tumovsky, a representative of Novosibirsk workers, hands over a new airplane to Soviet ace Alexander Pokryshkin. USSR, Moscow, 1944
Tumovsky, a representative of Novosibirsk workers, hands over a new airplane to Soviet ace Alexander Pokryshkin. USSR, Moscow, 1944
Soviet aces A. Pokryshkin, G. Rechkalov, I. Fyodorov, A. Trud and a representative of Novosibirsk workers Tumovsky are heading for new airplanes. USSR, Moscow, 1944
Soviet aces A. Pokryshkin, G. Rechkalov, I. Fyodorov, A. Trud and a representative of Novosibirsk workers Tumovsky are heading for new airplanes. USSR, Moscow, 1944
Transfer of new airplanes from Novosibirsk workers to Soviet aces A. Pokryshkin, G. Rechkalov, I. Fedorov and A. Trud. USSR, Moscow, 1944
Transfer of new airplanes from Novosibirsk workers to Soviet aces A. Pokryshkin, G. Rechkalov, I. Fedorov and A. Trud. USSR, Moscow, 1944
Red Army troops are moving along the roads to Sevastopol. USSR, Crimea, 1944
Red Army troops are moving along the roads to Sevastopol. USSR, Crimea, 1944
Red Army troops are moving along the roads to Sevastopol. USSR, Crimea, 1944
Red Army troops are moving along the roads to Sevastopol. USSR, Crimea, 1944
Residents climb out of basements. Sevastopol. USSR, Crimea, 1944
Residents climb out of basements. Sevastopol. USSR, Crimea, 1944
A railroad station blown up by Germans during retreat. USSR, Crimea, Simferopol, 1944
A railroad station blown up by Germans during retreat. USSR, Crimea, Simferopol, 1944
A railroad station blown up by Germans during retreat. USSR, Crimea, Simferopol, 1944
A railroad station blown up by Germans during retreat. USSR, Crimea, Simferopol, 1944
A railroad station in Sevastopol. Sevastopol, USSR, Crimea, 1944
A railroad station in Sevastopol. Sevastopol, USSR, Crimea, 1944
A railroad station in Sevastopol. Sevastopol, USSR, Crimea, 1944
A railroad station in Sevastopol. Sevastopol, USSR, Crimea, 1944
A heavy German battery captured by our troops. USSR, Crimea, 1944
A heavy German battery captured by our troops. USSR, Crimea, 1944
The Germans killed over 1500 horses during their hasty escape. The photos show a panorama of horse corpses on a boulevard in the town of Alushta. USSR, Crimea, 1944
The Germans killed over 1500 horses during their hasty escape. The photos show a panorama of horse corpses on a boulevard in the town of Alushta. USSR, Crimea, 1944
A panorama of the city destroyed by the Germans. USSR, Crimea, Sevastopol, 1944
A panorama of the city destroyed by the Germans. USSR, Crimea, Sevastopol, 1944
Destruction in the city of Sevastopol. USSR, Crimea, 1944
Destruction in the city of Sevastopol. USSR, Crimea, 1944
At the defeated German airfield. German airplanes near Perekop, defeated by the Red Army aviation on the approaches to the Crimea. USSR, Crimea, 1944
At the defeated German airfield. German airplanes near Perekop, defeated by the Red Army aviation on the approaches to the Crimea. USSR, Crimea, 1944
The building of Sevastopol Panorama destroyed by Germans. USSR, Crimea, Sevastopol, 1944
The building of Sevastopol Panorama destroyed by Germans. USSR, Crimea, Sevastopol, 1944
The building of Sevastopol Panorama destroyed by Germans. USSR, Crimea, Sevastopol, 1944
The building of Sevastopol Panorama destroyed by Germans. USSR, Crimea, Sevastopol, 1944
The building of Sevastopol Panorama destroyed by Germans. USSR, Crimea, Sevastopol, 1944
The building of Sevastopol Panorama destroyed by Germans. USSR, Crimea, Sevastopol, 1944
Above the Sevastopol panorama. USSR, Crimea, Sevastopol, 1944
Above the Sevastopol panorama. USSR, Crimea, Sevastopol, 1944
Above the Sevastopol panorama. USSR, Crimea, Sevastopol, 1944
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