Karaleti

Interview place, time and date:15.08.2008, Public School #115
Interviewer organization: Association of Directors of Schools of Georgia
Respondent: woman, 22 years
Story code:0050
When the aerial attacks began, we were frightened. I had a spouse, children and pregnant daughter in law at home. We did not sleep one night because of fear - at night the bombings started, by the morning we took our children out, We - me and my spouse stayed. I could not leave the house alone - we have two cows, hens and chicken, harvest in the village. But in August 8, ossetians and Russians came to our village and we had to leave. According to my neighbor, which was hiding in the basement and was taking care of my house for four days - Ossetian separatists, Russian soldiers, including Cossacks took over my house. They started to rob, they burned newly renovated school of Karaleti situated near us, ambulatory and neighbor's house. I do not know anything about my house, because the neighbor got lost and I do not have information about her. Her name is Nino Chalidze. I do not have any family members left in the occupied territory, but I also do not have any property left either…