Michaił Sotnikow
1925–1945 (age 20)
Biography
Michaił Sotnikow (1925–1945) was a young man whose life was cut short during the final year of World War II. He lived during one of the most turbulent periods of European history, experiencing the upheaval and conflict that defined his generation.
Sotnikow's brief life represents the countless individuals whose futures were altered by the events of the 1940s. His memory endures as part of the historical record of those years.