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Svetlana knew how to play the game. She'd been caught in the political drama of Stalin's inner circle since birth. The only child of one of Stalin's closest friends, she grew up in the limelight, scrutinized by frie...
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FOR: Lt. Col. Robert Sink, Commander, 506th PIR
SUBJECT: Summary Notes on Activities of Soviet Liaison 1st Lt. Svetlana Samonova and colleague 2nd Lt. Zhanna Casmirovna
DATE: May 16, 1943
On a good day, Nixon could easily drown out the droning chatter of Dick and Harry. Usually it was pretty mindless, tales of training or sometimes complaints of Sobel that they'd whisper in secret in his office in the Battalion HQ. He enjoyed his office much more than he ever enjoyed slogging away behind Sobel. Here he could drink and smoke and do work in peace. And here he had a fan and some shade.
He reached for his glass of whiskey. Harry had just finished reading a letter he'd gotten from his sweetheart Kitty. With that done, a bit of quiet settled over the relatively small office. Dick had taken up one of the two desk chairs, sipping at a glass of water. Harry, on the other hand, had perched himself on a desk at the other side of the room. The clicking of the overhead fan filled the silence. He sat back.
"What am I supposed to say in this?" Nixon shook his head.
"What do you usually say?" Harry sipped his own glass. With a quick gesture towards the closed door into the dark HQ, he just shrugged. "Lieutenant Casmirovna seems to be doing better."
Nixon scoffed. "Yeah. I'm surprised Sobel didn't march her to Sink after that stunt."
"At least she's talking more," Dick argued. "Second Platoon likes her a bit more."
With a nod, Nixon straightened up in his seat. He put his fingers on the typewriter keys and set the paper. He nodded.
Part One: Continued Observations of 2nd Lt. Zhanna Casmirovna
Previous reports reported on the slow but steady integration of Casmirovna into Easy Company's 2nd Platoon. The woman has continued to remain a silent part of the company, but in the last few days has improved relations with both enlisted and officers. On the maneuvers of May 14, Casmirovna displayed-
What had she displayed? According to Dick, Sobel had muttered words of insubordination and ineptitude. The enlisted had called her insane but seemed less disgruntled about her existence. But Dick insisted her improvisation had been inspired. She had climbed into a tree, escaped death, and explained as such to Sobel. It seemed finally that she'd gotten comfortable enough, either with the men or with her English, to speak up for herself.
-courage and ingenuity in her approach. Casmirovna took it upon herself to scale a tree for a better view of the field and thus escaped as one of the few survivors among the casualties of Cpt. Sobel's group. Her actions were truly inspired. 1st Lt. Richard Winters believes her inventiveness will be a real asset to Easy Company.
I believe Casmirovna will only continue to improve in her relationship with Easy Company. If Casmirovna becomes more integrated into Easy, I believe 1st Lt. Svetlana Samsonova will follow suit.
