Hameleons
en
translation: Chameleon
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The legend of the Hero of the Soviet Union, who was supposedly executed by the Nazis, but is actually alive and cooperating with the Gestapo, was told to me in the early sixties of the last century by a childhood friend and classmate of the "hero", who saw the mentioned person on the street in London after the war. He wanted to talk to him, called him by name, but his friend disappeared in the crowd.
The sensational news seemed too unbelievable. How did the chatter itself get abroad? At that time, people were allowed to go to the graves only with the order of the Security Committee, so the check reporter. Why didn't he keep his mouth shut and trust me? I was working in the press then. Was it a provocation to see my attitude, or did a person from a pure heart want to share his experience?
As for Kalvi Sadowski in the novel, it is regrettable to admit that there were chameleon-like types who changed both appearance and beliefs and, in order to preserve life, were ready to cooperate with Satan himself and capable of betrayal.
