Rankin. Did you live for a period with your mother alone?
Mrs. Oswald. No. After my mother's death, I continued to live with my stepfather, and later went to live in Minsk, with my uncle—my mother's brother.
Mr. Rankin. What was your stepfather's name?
Mrs. Oswald. Alexandr Ivanovich Medvedev.
Mr. Rankin. When did you leave the home of your stepfather?
Mrs. Oswald. In 1961. No—1959.
Mr. Rankin. What was your grandfather's occupation?
Mrs. Oswald. On my mother's side?
Mr. Rankin. Yes.
Mrs. Oswald. He was a ship's captain.
Mr. Rankin. Was he a member of the Communist Party?
Mrs. Oswald. No. He died shortly after the war.
Mr. Rankin. Which war?
Mrs. Oswald. Second.
Mr. Rankin. Did you get along well with your grandparents?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes, I was their favorite.
Mr. Rankin. Did you get along with your stepfather?
Mrs. Oswald. No. I was not a good child. I was too fresh with him.
Mr. Rankin. Did your mother and your stepfather move to Zguritsa?
Mrs. Oswald. That is in Moldavia, where we lived. That is after the war. It was a very good life there. They still had some kulaks, a lot of food, and we lived very well.
After the war, people lived there pretty well, but they were dekulakized subsequently.
By the way, I don't understand all of that, because these people worked with their own hands all their lives. I was very sorry when I heard that everything had been taken away from them and they had been sent somewhere to Siberia where after living in the south it would be very cold.
Mr. Rankin. Did your mother have any occupation?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes, laboratory assistant—I said that.
Mr. Rankin. Was she a member of the Communist Party?
Mrs. Oswald. No.
Mr. Rankin. Do you recall when your mother died?
Mrs. Oswald. In 1957.
Mr. Rankin. Did you receive a pension after your mother's death?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes.
Mr. Rankin. How much was it?
Mrs. Oswald. All children received pensions.
We received for it 3520 rubles, the old rubles.
Mr. Rankin. Was that called a children's pension?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes. It was paid up to majority, up to the age of 18.
Mr. Rankin. And was it paid to you directly or to your stepfather?
Mrs. Oswald. It was paid to me directly.
Mr. Rankin. Did your brother and sister get a similar pension?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes.
Mr. Rankin. Did your stepfather adopt you?
Mrs. Oswald. No, I was not adopted.
Mr. Rankin. What was your relationship with your half brother? Did you get along with him?
Mrs. Oswald. I loved them very much, and they loved me.
Mr. Rankin. And your half sister, too?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes. They are very good children. Not like me.
Mr. Rankin. Will you tell us what schools you went to?
Mrs. Oswald. At first I went to school in Moldavia, and later in Leningrad, in a girl's school and then after finishing school I studied in a pharmaceutical institute—pharmaceutical school, rather than institute.
Mr. Rankin. Where was the pharmaceutical school?
Mrs. Oswald. In Leningrad.
Mr. Rankin. Did you go through high school before you went to the pharmaceutical school?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes.
Mr. Rankin. Do you recall the names of any of your teachers?
Mrs. Oswald. Dmitry Rossovsky. I remember the director of the school, Nadelman Matvey Akimovich. It is hard to remember now. I have already forgotten. I have had good teachers. They treated me very well, they helped me after my mother died. Knowing my difficult nature, they approached me very pedagogically. But now I would have changed that nature.
Mr. Rankin. Were you a good student?
Mrs. Oswald. I was capable but lazy. I never spent much time studying. You know, everything came to me very easily. Sometimes my ability saved me. My language, you know—I talk a lot, and get a good grade.
Mr. Rankin. Did you work part-time while you were going to school?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes. The money which I received on the pension was not enough, and therefore I had to work as well as study.
Mr. Rankin. And what did you do in working?
Mrs. Oswald. At first I worked in a school cafeteria, school lunchroom. This was good for me, because I also got enough to eat that way.
And then I felt the work was not for me, that it was too restricted, and then I worked in a pharmacy. Then when I graduated I worked in a pharmacy as a full-fledged pharmacist—as a pharmacist's assistant.
Mr. Rankin. Before you graduated, how much were you paid for your work?
Mrs. Oswald. I think I received 36 per month—this is new rubles—at that time it was still 360 old rubles. But I could eat there three times a day. And then this was a lunchroom that was part of a large restaurant where everyone liked me and I always was treated to all sorts of tidbits and candy. I remember they had some busboys there who always saved something for me.
Mr. Rankin. Did you save any money while you were working before you graduated?
Mrs. Oswald. I don't know how to save money. I like to make presents.
Mr. Rankin. Where did you work after you graduated?
Mrs. Oswald. I was assigned to work in Leningrad, but my stepfather didn't want me to remain with him because he thought perhaps he would marry again, and, therefore, I left.
But he hasn't married up until now.
Mr. Rankin. I hand you Exhibit 20, and
