There was my grandmother's chest in the attic, she always locked it, and we didn't know what it was.

“I remember in the attic in our village house I suddenly came across the grandma's chest. He was thoroughly stuffed with some pots, cans, things old on top. If you do not look closely, then in the general heap of all things it is simply impossible to notice. There was no way to look inside, the chest was locked. And when my grandmother found out that we had found him, she forbade me to climb the attic again.”



The grandsons say that until the very last day, while Grandma remained on the ground, they dared not look into that secret chest. But when her soul went to heaven, they began to sort things out. We also remembered the chest. Editorial "Site" He will tell you what treasures he has found.

Grandma's chest was opened with trepidation and awe, because her grandmother never told about what was stored in it. I was amazed to see the once-expensive and rare calico. It seemed to me that there would be some treasure. But that's what we found. Things that were so important to Grandma and that can only be removed from the chest now.



Grandma's chest

1. Bible
   Although there are many icons and other religious literature in the old house, it is relatively fresh. In the chest, we found an old, old book in a language that is now incomprehensible. We didn't get it right away, this is -- old-Russian. Apparently, it was inherited from our great-grandfathers and for obvious reasons, my grandmother kept it in the attic.
   
   
   
   
2. sugar
   Literally with tears in our eyes in paper bags, we found chunks of brown sugar. It has probably survived since the war. My grandmother was never able to part with him, although there was no problem with sugar for a long time. She was a child, and this sugar was a treasure.
3. Matches.
   It was so strange to find matches in the chest. There were German, oblong, and our, Soviet. One of the boxes read, “Our cause is right!” The enemy will be defeated! The victory will be ours! Both Soviet and German are well preserved. We tried to light one at a time and both caught fire from the first blast.
   
   
   
   
4. Order.
   In the hotel leather purse were unusual medals. These were two George Crosses of the First World War, soldiers' military awards. Probably, they received in battles, either grandparents or uncles. Alas, but there were very few stories about them, the grandmother kept her memory so that no one knew anything. Now in the archives we can learn more about our great-grandfathers.
5. Letters
   Frontline letters we've never seen. My grandmother had older brothers who volunteered for the war. One of them forged documents because he was only fifteen years old. Yellowed triangles and among them evidence that the brothers heroically fell on the battlefield. My grandmother tried to keep this evidence out of our hands. I didn’t want to ruin my childhood and my life.
   
   
   
   

In the chest there was no money, jewelry, or other things that we call values. Now it is not clear how Grandma managed to keep all these things during the war, at the age of fourteen. After that, their house was destroyed, later they rebuilt a new one. We still have albums of photos that were in sight. But, indeed, not everything could be put on public display.



Among other things, the trunk was sewing-packA few spoons and forks, apparently, also from the war. But what struck us most was the things we've already written about. In the chest there were photos of complete strangers. Who they are and who they were for Grandma, we will probably never know.

When they began to think about what to do with all these treasures, they simply decided not to touch anything. They did not leave the chest in the village, they took it home. He was not so big, quietly fit on the bottom shelf in the wardrobe. We also promised to keep Grandma's things as long as we could. That's right. value our family.



Grandma's chest I don't think it'll be full of silver or gold. But this does not mean that there is nothing valuable in it. They say that in order to have a future, you must always remember the past. Read our article on whether you can let your grandmother go at 85 to live separately. Thank you for staying with us!