I met Anatoly Zakharovich Yegorin back in 1976 in Tripoli, when I arrived there on a business trip as the first secretary of the USSR Embassy. During the four years of joint work, we have experienced a lot - the "Four-Day War" between Libya and Egypt, the proclamation of the Jamahiriya, the rapid development of Soviet-Libyan relations, attempts by the National Front for the Salvation of Libya to resort to terrorism, including against Russian diplomats working in the country, and much more. A. Z. Yegorin was remarkable for his ability to analyze incoming information, draw conclusions, and quickly and clearly prepare draft messages sent by the Ambassador to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. No less important for the life of the small embassy, which consisted of only two dozen diplomats, was his ability to get along with people, rally them around him, and be the soul of the team in the full sense of the word. The fate of A. Z. Egorin is unusual. He was born on February 15, 1931 in the village of Ostraya Luka, Bryansk region. In the autumn of 1941, when the Germans occupied the Bryansk region, Tolya's father Zakhar Klimovich Yegorin became one of the leaders of the partisan movement, heading the underground Suzemsky district executive committee and being the deputy commander of the brigade "For the Power of Soviets". Tolya, along with other children, was sent to the rear. On the way, they were attacked by a German plane. The Messerschmidt pilot saw that the truck was carrying children, but he returned again and again, making round after round until he had shot them all. Only two people escaped - Yegorin and another boy, who managed to hide under the truck. When the fighter flew away, they went into the forest, where they came across one of the Red Army units. So Tolya became the "son of the regiment". On June 24, 1945, he participated in the Victory Day Parade on Red Square. The years of study dragged on - the Tula Suvorov Military School, the Odessa anti-aircraft Artill ... Читать далее