The Jabłoński family stayed in the Eastern Borderlands after the war. Walenty begun his medical studies in Vitebsk, his brother the teachers’ college in Wilno.

The Jabłoński family was considered to be the enemies of the Soviet Union. The father was arrested in 1948. The rest of the family was deported to Kazakhstan in 1952. While being deported Walenty had a watch on him, which he bought at the end of the Second World War at one of the markets in Grodno.

“It was really hard to get a thing. While being deported I was wearing the watch. I was wearing it on my hand all the time in Kazakhstan. It helped me with my life. I was always punctual at work. Besides, I gained other people’ respect. The watch was the thing, everyone asked me what time was it…”.

(from Walenty Jabłoński’s memoirs)

The Jabłoński family stayed in the Eastern Borderlands after the war. Walenty begun his medical studies in Vitebsk, his brother the teachers’ college in Wilno.

The Jabłoński family was considered to be the enemies of the Soviet Union. The father was arrested in 1948. The rest of the family was deported to Kazakhstan in 1952. While being deported Walenty had a watch on him, which he bought at the end of the Second World War at one of the markets in Grodno.

“It was really hard to get a thing. While being deported I was wearing the watch. I was wearing it on my hand all the time in Kazakhstan. It helped me with my life. I was always punctual at work. Besides, I gained other people’ respect. The watch was the thing, everyone asked me what time was it…”.

(from Walenty Jabłoński’s memoirs)