Mr. RANKIN. But since you were registered there, you could have found a position in some pharmacy or pharmaceutical work there, could you? Mrs. OSWALD. Oh, yes, of course. Mr. RANKIN. Then, can you tell us how you decided to go to Minsk instead of staying in Leningrad? Mrs. OSWALD. I was very sorry to leave Leningrad, but there were family circumstances. What can one do? It is not very pleasant to be a sty in the eye of a stepfather. Mr. RANKIN. So it is because you liked to leave your stepfather's home that you sought some other city in which to work? Mrs. OSWALD. Yes. I had no other place to live in Leningrad, and I did not have enough money to pay for an apartment. I received 45 and I would have had to pay 30 for an apartment. Mr. RANKIN. Could you have gotten a job in Leningrad if you stayed there that would pay you so you could have an apartment? Mrs. OSWALD. Pharmaceutical workers received comparatively little, which is quite undeserved, because they have to study so long, and it is responsible work. Teachers and doctors also receive very little. Mr. RANKIN. Did you conclude that you could not get a job that would pay you enough to live in your own apartment in Leningrad, then? Mrs. OSWALD. If I had an apartment in Leningrad. I would have had to work overtime hours in order to be able to pay for it, because the normal workday is only 6-1/2 hours, because they consider that to be hazardous work. Mr. RANKIN. Did you have a social life while you were in Leningrad? Mrs. OSWALD. What do you mean by social life? Mr. RANKIN. Did you have friends that you went out with in the evening, pleasant times? Mrs. OSWALD. An awful lot. Mr. RANKIN. So that except for the problem of your stepfather, you enjoyed it there? Mrs. OSWALD. Oh, yes, of course. Mr. RANKIN. Did you have any vacations while you were in Leningrad? Mrs. OSWALD. Yes. After working in Minsk for one year I received a vacation and went to a rest home near Leningrad. Mr. RANKIN. How long did you stay there on vacation? Mrs. OSWALD. Three weeks. Three weeks in the rest home, and one week I spent in Leningrad with some friends. Mr. RANKIN. Do you recall the name of the rest home? Mrs. OSWALD. No. Mr. RANKIN. Did you have to ask anyone in Leningrad in order to be able to leave there to go to Minsk, or you just go to Minsk and ask the people there to register you? Mrs. OSWALD. I simply bought a ticket and went to Minsk, to my uncle. Mr. RANKIN. And were you registered there then? Mrs. OSWALD. Yes. Mr. RANKIN. What kind of pay did you get when you worked in Minsk? Mrs. OSWALD. Forty-five, as everywhere. Mr. RANKIN. Was that per week? Mrs. OSWALD. No, that is a month. That is not America. Mr. RANKIN. Is that 45 rubles? Mrs. OSWALD. Yes. Mr. RANKIN. Per month? Mr. DULLES. Old rubles or new rubles? Mr. RANKIN. Is that old rubles? Mrs. OSWALD. New rubles. Mr. RANKIN. What were your hours in this work? Mrs. OSWALD. 10 a.m., to 4:30 p.m.