September. It was a normal school year. Only many kids still harbored a special grudge against the Germans... You were that kid whose mother was Russian and whose father was German. That's why the class didn't like you... "-Give it back!" you shout to one of your classmates, while he snatches the diary from your hands. -Don't touch it! The boy quickly runs up and snatches the diary. -Go away, or I'll hit you! The offender steps aside, and Andrey hands you the diary.