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I had long wanted to fulfill my dream — to tell the stories of the children of war

Boris Chernyshov, Deputy Speaker of the State Duma and head of the Victory 9/45 movement, presented an award to Elena Stepanova from Moldova — a person with a generous heart who turned a deeply personal dream into the socially significant project “Children of War: Memory in Words and Faces.”
“The most important thing is that tens of thousands of people around the world have become part of the Victory 9/45 movement. We were created to tell everyone about the heroic deeds of our families,” Boris Chernyshov noted.
Elena Stepanova became one of our grant recipients last year. She collected hundreds of unique stories — from personal video interviews about years of hardship to archival photographs revealing forgotten pages of our shared history. The project resulted in 250 unique photo books, which now carefully preserve the truth about this heroic legacy in schools and libraries across Moldova and Transnistria.
“When the time came to choose a topic for the grant competition, I was delighted, because I had long wanted to bring to life an idea I had carried for years — to tell the stories of the children of war. I am grateful to ANO Eurasia for making my dream come true,” Elena Stepanova said.
2026-05-05 15:17