Michael Buryak
1921–1944 (age 23)
Biography
Michael Buryak was born in 1921 in Sevastopol. He grew up in this historic port city during the interwar years and witnessed the dramatic events of the Second World War.
Buryak died in 1944 during the war, having lived through Sevastopol's siege and the intense fighting in the region. His memory is part of the city's wartime history.