Boris went on to become a writer and dedicated a book to the woman he had married as a young soldier, hoping that perhaps Anna would see though she never did. When the Soviet Union dissolved, Anna was once again permitted to travel and she moved back to her home village was there that Anna caught sight of an elderly man climbing out of a car.
I thought my eyes were playing games with me," Anna said. "I saw this familiar-looking man approaching me, his eyes gazing at me. My heart jumped. I knew it was him. I was crying with joy.