Grigory Kagamlyk
1923–1943 (age 20)
Biography
Grigory Kagamlyk (1923–1943) was a young Russian whose life was cut short during World War II. He represents the generation of Soviet youth whose lives were profoundly affected by the Great Patriotic War, the Soviet term for their involvement in World War II.
Though his life was brief, Kagamlyk's memory endures as part of the historical record of those who lived during this consequential period in Russian and world history.