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https://gulag-witnesses.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/img_1500.jpg1280925[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In a society where accessibility was nearly nonexistent, life for families with disabled members in the Soviet Union was a relentless struggle. Here’s a powerful fragment from an interview with Yura Astakhov (Boston, USA) conducted by Gregory Antimony in our studio. Yura is the son of Yuri Georgievich Astakhov, one of the founders of the […]