Tatyana Gukova from Orsha was awarded the regional prize named after Zinaida Tusnolobova‑Marchenko
On Mother's Day in Vitebsk, a solemn ceremony was held to present the regional award named after the Hero of the Soviet Union Zinaida Tusnolobova-Marchenko.
This honorary award was bestowed upon 25 women from all corners of the region. Among the laureates is our compatriot, a mother of many children, the deputy director for educational work of secondary school No. 23 Tatyana Gukova. The award was presented to the resident of Orsha by the chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee Alexander Subbotin.
Tatyana Alexandrovna is the mother of five children. In 2016, she was awarded the Order of Mother. She has harmoniously learned to combine her career and motherhood. All her natural strength and resilience are most vividly manifested in her role as a mother. Raising children is for her a conscious and primary life project, into which she invests all her energy, love, and wisdom. The children recognize their mother's authority, love, and respect her. Tatyana Alexandrovna is a role model for her children. Her life energy, kindness, and active position serve as an example for other families as well.
Her daughter Alena graduated from Vitebsk State University named after P. M. Masherov with a degree in "English Language". She currently works in St. Petersburg. Her daughter Violetta graduated from the educational institution "Belarusian State Agricultural Academy of the Orders of the October Revolution and the Red Banner of Labor" with a degree in economics and production organization in the structure of the agro-industrial complex. She currently works as a leading economist in agriculture at OJSC "Orsha Meat Processing Plant". Her son Alexander is a student at the Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine, awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor. He has a 3rd category in swimming and actively participates in district competitions, where he takes prize places. Her daughter Ekaterina is a 7th-grade student at secondary school No. 13, and her sister Sofia is in 6th grade and studies at a music school for violin.
Anastasia TUROK.
Photo from the newspaper "Vitebsk News" and from T. GUKOVA's personal archive.