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… Edition had a strong support in the person of heads of guerrilla zones of S. F. Poterukh (Kosowski, Ruzhansky, Shereshevsky, Porozovsky districts), 3. F. Poplavsky (city of Brest, Domachevsky, Maloritsky, Zhabinsky districts), A. I. Fedosyuk (Antopolsky, Kobrin, Divinsky districts). Being members and representatives of regional committee of party, they considered a duty constantly to keep in close connection with edition. If necessary materials were planned from these places, we always asked them for the help. At any situation, despite big employment, they found time to satisfy an edition request, to have a talk with her employees, to share the supervision in the newspaper, to state specific proposals, councils.

I cannot but refer to such example. Somehow in edition, except me and typesetters, it appeared nobody. Correspondents Pripotnev, Sirotin were in groups. Their return was late a little, and it removed delivery in a set of earlier planned materials. How to find a way out? It was possible to replace with other articles, of course. The stock was available. However there was no wish to overset the plan of number. Fortunately, Aleksandra Ivanovna Fedosyuk came to edition.

- Came to the secretary of regional committee of party to consult on a number of questions, - she told. - Unfortunately, it is absent, will be only tomorrow. It is necessary to wait. I think, I will come into edition. Perhaps, I will be able to be useful to newsdealers...

- Moreover as! Tell, please, that newcomer as it is worked. Aleksandra Ivanovna spoke quietly, without hurrying, considering each word. Being in Antopolskom earlier, she learned about many patriotic affairs, itself acted in many villages, groups, Luda informed of the last numbers of "Dawn", leaflets. Guerrillas asked it to write to the regional newspaper about their life, fight. Aleksandra Ivanovna did not forget about a request, edition received from it several materials on different subjects. One of them, after insignificant editing, went to the preparing number. All planned subjects, thus, found reflection in it …

… Effective mass and political work was everywhere carried out. In groups, villages propagandists, speakers acted. Leaflets, wall newspapers were widely used. Especially often there were leaflets, caricatures in Aptopole, in Gorodtsa. Caricatures on invaders were drawn by guerrillas Anatoly Kozel, Vasily Lyudchits. Leaflets were written by the secretary of a district committee, and also other his workers. Underground workers threw propaganda literature even in barracks where there were Serbians and Magyars deceived by fascists. Many of them soon came over to the side of guerrillas and together with them smashed fascists.

In each village the district committee had fighting assistants - patriotic groups. In them there were about 10 - 20 people - deputies of local councils, the most active collective farmers. With their help many combat operations prepared and carried out, intelligence information was got. Guerrillas of group of Kirov with assistance of the population controlled all area. Enemy garrisons were only at railway stations. But also here fascists felt as on a powder keg.

Material from Antopolsky district riveted attention on itself. Both local guerrillas and inhabitants, and people of other areas became interested in it. Later A. I. Fedosyuk for and on behalf of edition made in a number of groups and villages information on activity of editorial office of the underground newspaper, informed readers of our creative plans, advised much as well as what to write about. The effect surpassed all expectations. From areas where Fedosyuk carried out underground work, letters of readers began a thicket to arrive. Their subject - the most various. One wrote about the help of the population to guerrillas, others - about combat operations of national avengers, the third - about mass and political work etc.

A variety of editorial mail allowed to get in the newspaper a constant heading subsequently: "We are told by freelance correspondents". Information was grouped in areas. In one number, for example, messages from Antopolsky, in another - from Kobrin, in the third – from Divinsky areas etc. were located. So gradually the newspaper geography extended, its relations with masses were strengthened. She daily talked to the people, influenced his mind, mood, helped to rally people, to comprehend responsibility to the country, to define the place of everyone in the created military situation.

In the newspaper the one who had to that the moral right who all the life, fight proved daily passionate love, devotion to the Country of Councils who with all the heart, all heart hated the enemy acted, as a rule. Here therefore readers were interested in the newspaper, trusted it. Here therefore her authority, influence force grew. From a high tribune words, appeals of those who most fully and precisely expressed interests of masses were distributed, actively and consistently fought for achievement of common goals.

In this connection there is a wish to add Aleksandra Ivanovny Fedosyuk's characteristic. She not really liked to tell about herself. In appearance especially it was allocated with nothing. A little thoughtful, slightly arch look, soft, gentle voice. Slow speech. The woman owned art to observe, catch the main thing, to generalize, comment on events, a situation, to convince. If advised, learned, then with all the heart, from heart depth. Not incidentally people trusted it, followed it. And not only in the years of war. Even earlier - at the time of bourgeois and landowner Poland - it proved as the passionate propagandist, the propagandist. Somehow companions on an underground asked it:

- What forced you, Aleksandra Ivanovna to go here, to the deep back of the enemy, to undertake very difficult, not really female work? Could live and the Soviet back, bring up the only daughter there.

- How you can tell it? - with offense she asked. - I am first of all a communist, my place here, but I can stay idle, I want to battle, defend happiness of the daughter. A victory - my purpose. I feel happy, useful to the people because I am among it, together with it I share his sorrows and pleasures ….

Meetings of patriots on pages of underground "Dawn" always were populous, joyful and disturbing, business and memorable. From this high and honourable tribune acted both heads, and ordinary fighters. They told about themselves, the companions, about means of achievement of the purpose, implementation of tasks. Workers of edition, readers were always pleased by appearance of each moiy author, each new article, a note, information.

Today yours faithfully I remember with what huge sense of responsibility treated cooperation in the newspaper the commander of a company of demolition men of partizasnky crew of Ponomarenko …

… The chief of force staff P. V. Pronyagin reported editions about performance of a responsible fighting task by group of guerrillas of group of Chapayev. Its information was the basis for writing of a note "Explosion in Kobrin" (printed it on August 15, 1943). Fire destroyed 42 tons of gasoline, 53 tons of kerosene, 20 tons of an avtol and solid oil.

Correspondent activity of activists was highly appreciated both by the newspaper, and broad masses of readers …

Kaliberov, V. F. Our correspondents / V. F. Kaliberov//From heart to heart / V. F. Kaliberov. – Minsk: Belarus, 1981. – Hl. 6. – Page 42 – 46. Memories of the former editor of the regional underground newspaper "Zarya" of the management of underground regional committee of party of the guerrilla movement, including and in Kobrin district, about the member of regional committee A. I. Fedosyuk. 

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