Orphanage “Novoselki”

Address: Village of Peski, Moscow

The orphanage in Peski was presumably located in the old building of the Social Rehabilitation Center for Minors. Photograph: wikimapia.org

The orphanage in Peski was presumably located in the old building of the Social Rehabilitation Center for Minors. Photograph: wikimapia.org

The orphanage was opened no later than in 1943. It is mentioned in a document about pupils’ escapes from Moscow's regional orphanages. They were returned to delivering shelters in January and February 1944.

Daria Durneva, Anna Margolis