Yelena "Elena" Alexandrovna Burova (nee Romanova; Russian: Елена Александровна Бурова) is the wife of Igor Burov, and mother of Oleg Burov and his late brother Yevgeny. Oleg has a very close relationship with her, returning home when his brother is killed in action in Afghanistan. In 1984, Oleg discovers that she spent time in a prison camp for "sabotage," and survived by sleeping with the camp's doctor, receiving food and clothing in return.
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- Yelena was held in the Kansk Unit from 1947-51. ("The Committee on Human Rights")