During the First World War an Ukrainian warrant
officer Petr Leshchenko was wounded. While he was
in hospital in Bessarabia that territory became part of
Romania. Thus he became an emigrant. against his
will. He began singing at Romanian restaurants in
order to earn for life. He achived success there and
became well known in the world. All his life he strived
for returning to his motherland. to the Soviet Union,
but the brand of an “emigrant” and traitor was
strongly assigned to him. He wrote letters to Stalin
and Molotov asking the permission to return. And
when he finally received a positive reply he suddenly
was arrested by the police of Romania. He spent in
the concentration camp long 4 years. The great
singer died under unknown circumstances and was
buried in a common grave.