Au cours de la Première Guerre mondiale, mon grand-père a été prisonnier et a été envoyé dans ce qui était autrefois l’Asie centrale russe pour y construire des voies ferrées.
During the First World War, in 1916, my grandfather was a prisoner of war working on the railways in what used to be Russia-Central Asia, and he has often told me that he was only able to survive these difficult years on account of the hospitality and helpfulness of the people of Tajikistan.