Lydia Gromyko

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Lydia Gromyko
Born
Lydia Dmitrievna Grinevich

14 April 1911
Minsk region
Died9 March 2004(2004-03-09) (aged 92)
Moscow
NationalityBelarusian
Alma materMinsk Institute of Agricultural Science
OccupationAgriculturist
Known forWife of Andrey Gromyko
Children2

Lydia Dmitrievna Gromyko (Russian: Лидия Дмитриевна Громыко; née Grinevich (Гриневич); 14 April 1911 – 9 March 2004)[1] was a Belarusian woman who studied agriculture at Minsk Institute of Agricultural Science. She was the wife of Soviet leader Andrey Gromyko (1909–1989).

Biography[]

Lydia Dmitrievna Grinevich was born in a village in Minsk region on 14 April 1911.[2] She was a daughter of Belarusian peasants.[3]

She met Andrey Gromyko in Minsk where they both were studying agriculture at the Minsk Institute of Agricultural Science.[2][4][5] They married in 1931.[6] The marriage was harmonious[7] and affectionate.[3] They had two children: a son, Anatoly, and a daughter, Emilia.[3][4] Anatoly (15 April 1932–25 September 2017) served as a diplomat and was an academic.[8]

She worked as a teacher and was fluent in English.[5] In addition, she was learned in politics and literature.[5] Her major interest was painting.[5] She was the wife of the head of the Supreme Soviet from 2 July 1985 to 1 October 1988.[9] She was regularly seen in public which was not common in the Soviet Union.[5][10] There were rumors that Raisa Gorbacheva and she did not get along.[11] Lydia died on 9 March 2004, aged 92.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Profile of Lydia Dmitrievna Gromyko
  2. ^ a b c "Соседи по парте (Neighbors on the desk)". Rosenbloom (in Russian). Archived from the original on 10 March 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Craig R. Whitney (4 July 1989). "Andrei A. Gromyko: Flinty Face of Postwar Soviet Diplomacy". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  4. ^ a b Thom Shanker; Vincent J. Schodolski (4 July 1989). "Soviet Statesman Andrei Gromyko, 79". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Biography of Andrey Andreyevich Gromyko" (PDF). Ford Library Museum. 31 May 1974. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Cold War: Biographies" (PDF). GALE. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  7. ^ Ilya Zemtsov (1989). Chernenko. The Last Bolshevik: The Soviet Union on the Eve of Perestroika. Transaction Publishers. p. 183. ISBN 978-1-4128-1945-9. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  8. ^ Martin McCauley (1997). "Gromyko, Anatoly Andreevich". Who's Who in Russia since 1900. London: Routledge. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-4151-3898-7.
  9. ^ "Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet". Rulers. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  10. ^ Steve Goldstein (4 July 1989). "Gromyko, Always A Loyalist In The Soviet Leadership, Dies At 79". Philly. Moscow. AP. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  11. ^ "Gromyko's Wife, Not Raisa, to Escort 1st Lady". Los Angeles Times. Moscow. Reuters. 25 May 1988. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
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