Lydia Gromyko

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).

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

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. "Соседи по парте (Neighbors on the desk)". Rosenbloom (in Russian). Archived from the original on 10 March 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  3. Craig R. Whitney (4 July 1989). "Andrei A. Gromyko: Flinty Face of Postwar Soviet Diplomacy". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  4. Thom Shanker; Vincent J. Schodolski (4 July 1989). "Soviet Statesman Andrei Gromyko, 79". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  5. "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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