In 1948, when I was 12, Mother took me to the village of Merenki in the Chuvash Republic, about 50 miles [80 km] from our home.
gadā, kad biju 12 gadu vecs, mēs ar māti braucām uz Merenku ciemu Čuvašijas Autonomajā Republikā, tas bija apmēram 80 kilometru no mūsu mājām.