Lydia Gromyko

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Lydia Gromyko
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Born
Lydia Dmitrievna Grinevich

14 April 1911
Died9 March 2004(2004-03-09) (aged 92)
Moscow, Russia
Alma materMinsk Institute of Agricultural Science
Known forWife of Andrei Gromyko
Children2

Lydia Gromyko (Russian: Лидия Громыко; née Grinevich (Гриневич); 14 April 1911 – 9 March 2004) was a Belarusian teacher who was the wife of Soviet diplomat Andrei Gromyko (1909–1989).

Biography

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Lydia Dmitrievna Grinevich was born in a village in the Minsk region on 14 April 1911.[1] She was a daughter of Belarusian peasants.[2]

She met Andrei Gromyko in Minsk where they were both studying agriculture at the Minsk Institute of Agricultural Science.[1][3][4] They married in 1931.[5] The marriage was harmonious[6] and affectionate.[2] They had two children: a son, Anatoly, and a daughter, Emilia.[2][3] Anatoly (1932–2017) served as a diplomat and was an academic.[7]

Lydia worked as a teacher and was fluent in English.[4] In addition, she was learned in politics and literature.[4] Her major interest was painting.[4] Her husband was the head of the Supreme Soviet from 2 July 1985 to 1 October 1988. She was regularly seen in public which was not common in the Soviet Union.[4][8] There were rumours that she and Raisa Gorbacheva did not get along.[9] Lydia died on 9 March 2004, at age 92.[1][10]

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