My daughter was assigned at school to memorize the names of several Young Pioneer heroes (children honored in the Soviet Union for wartime bravery). I still remember the names themselves (the main ones are etched in my brain: Valya Kotik, Marat Kazey, Zina Portnova, Lyonya Golikov, etc.), but I’d forgotten what exactly they did. So here I am, sitting and reading their biographies on Wikipedia. Unbelievable—I’ve got tears streaming down my face.