Topics addressed:

Vilnius (1935–1939); the fates of the Rutkiewicz and Markiewicz families; Ludwik Rutkiewicz (1905–1940); the Katyń Massacre (1940); first mass deportation (February 10, 1940); kolkhoz near the Irtysh River – Pavlodar Region (Kazakh SSR); life and conditions in Kazakhstan (1940–1946); the Kyrgyz people; diseases; schooling; the steppe; repatriation – Poznań (1946); State Repatriation Office (PUR) – Białystok; Irena Białówna (1900–1981)