Eduard Pukk

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Eduard was born in Estonia on the island of Saaremaa in the family of Frida and Ida Pukk. Graduate Ahrensburg gymnasium (Kuressaare). 1915 - The school's boys and boatswain Kronstadt. Eduard served on the cruiser "Asia", battleship "Emperor Paul I" He served under the command of Pavel Dybenko under the city of Narva. In 1918 he took part in the famous ice campaign of the Baltic fleet. He retired from service in 1922. Enrolled in Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health, St. Petersburg. Eduard worked as an instructor in physical training. Then he married Lydia Kulikova. In 1931 their son Rudolf was born. Eduard's father died, his older brother came from Estonia to discuss the inheritance. Eduard refused to accept the inheritance. And in 1935, Edward was arrested on the basis of false denunciation. But now we understand that it was because he had Estonian citizenship, Estonian blood, and a big family in Estonia. In April, he went to prison "Crosses", then sent to Magadan. https://www.sakharov-center.ru/asfcd/auth/?t=page&num=11017

All the years he spent on Kolyma, he wrote letters to his beloved wife and little son. He left many drawings and letters. After Eduard's arrest, all the family's property was confiscated in favor of the state. And his wife and son were sent to Kazakhstan in Kostanay. They were called " the wife and son of the enemy of the people." Lydia in exile miraculously managed to save valuable photos and books of the family. Lydia will never see her husband again, and Rudolf will know his father only by his mother's stories. Son Rudolf with great difficulties graduated from school and went to University. The son of the enemy of the people was restricted by law to live in certain cities and study in certain institutions. When the Soviet Union collapsed, some lists of people who had been repressed were declassified.At that time, my grandfather Rudolf, who had been looking for his father for a long time, sent a request to the Ministry of internal Affairs. Then we got the dates and the place of Eduard's last years. At the same time, my grandfather and his family were recognized as victims of political repression. My grandfather Rudolph always proudly wore his name Pukk, never renounced citizenship Estonian in passport. And in honor of his father, he named his son Eduard.