#romahero

Alexander Ivanovich Baurov was not only a hero of the Soviet Union, he was a hero of the Roma people — in Russia, in Europe, and around the world.

Born into a Roma family in Saint Petersburg, Baurov defied every expectation the world placed on him. He was a musician. An engineer. A warrior. When the Nazis invaded, Baurov didn’t wait to be called — he volunteered for the front. He served as head of service in the 44th Armored Battalion and was wounded near Krasnoye Selo. He returned to the fight. He rose to command his own division. And he won.

He was decorated with the Order of the Red Star, the Order of the Battle Red Banner, and the Order of Alexander Nevsky — among the highest Soviet military honors. Poland awarded him the Cross of Valor. But his fight didn’t end in 1945.

After the war, Alexander Baurov helped design and launch the Soviet Union’s first space rockets — including Sputnik 1, the first satellite in human history.

While much of the world erased the Roma from their history books, Baurov reached the stars.

He is our pride. He is our resistance. He is our hero.

Let the world know his name.

Alexander Ivanovich Baurov

(1906–1972)

Nikolas Langer – we are proud of you

👍👍👍 Thank you for your bravery ❤️❤️❤️

‼️‼️ We received a call from the police to praise the Roma people from Topoľčany 👍‼️‼️👉👉👉

➡️ A group of Roma people was helping on March 25 with small tasks on the property of a family house, where an elderly, almost immobile lady lived with a homeless woman.

➡️ Nikolas Langer suddenly noticed smoke rising from the windows of the house around 3:00 PM 🔥🔥🔥

➡️ Without hesitation, he ran into the house, woke up the sleeping women, alerted the firefighters 🚒🚒🚒 and the police 🚓🚓🚓, and pulled the immobile lady out of the burning house.

➡️ According to the police, he acted bravely and honorably, as any citizen should in such a situation.

➡️ He literally saved the lives of the women, especially the immobile lady ❤️

➡️ The house was eventually completely filled with smoke and burned down because it was a large-scale fire 🔥🔥🔥

🔵 We are glad that we can share such positive stories and show that we all have the same heart, without differences.

🔵 We also thank the police officers from Topoľčany for informing us about this human story.