To & nbsp; Rostov-on-Don, an 82-year-old teacher has been coming for six months to & nbsp; free meals, which volunteers distribute to the destitute and the poor. The retiree saves every ruble to take care of her sick son.
& Nbsp; half an hour before the arrival of volunteers in the & nbsp; park of & nbsp; Prospect Mira at & nbsp; Rostov-on-Don, the elderly are already gathering. Once a week, they receive a free Good People Foundation lunch.
Emma G. Friends gathered around her, she tells them the latest news.
A retiree meets the reporter with the words: 'And I was told the reporter would come! I & nbsp; put the order! & Raquo;
Seeing my surprise and & nbsp; some kind of embarrassment, Rostov's wife suggests: “ Let's go to the Council of Veterans, here it is. & # 39; & # 39; Passers-by, answer & nbsp; Questions. It is immediately clear: the retiree from the & nbsp; is respected and & nbsp; revered.
Emma Grigorievna starts our conversation with & nbsp; a poem by Robert Rozhdestvensky “ Teachers '', where there are such lines: “ The teacher shall be born, and & nbsp; only after that & nbsp; & mdash; to become. Teacher & nbsp; & mdash; long-range profession, the main one on & nbsp; Earth ! & raquo;
Once a week on the Peace Square in Rostov-on-Don, free meals are distributed. Photo: AiF/Vitaly Kolbasin
Work experience & nbsp; & mdash; 300 & nbsp; year !
Rostov-on-Don & nbsp; & mdash; of a & nbsp; hereditary teacher family. Sa & nbsp; mother was a teacher, sister, brother, brother's wife & mdash; their & nbsp; teaching experience is approximately 300 year.
“ I was a year and a half old when the war started. Father & nbsp; & mdash; officer, served in & nbsp; Moldova, the war found the family on the & nbsp; border with & nbsp; Romania & raquo ;, & nbsp; & mdash; remembers Emma Grigorovich.
Emma Grigorievna & # 39; s father went through the whole war, returned to his native Ukraine, the family lived in the city of Kamensk-Podolsk.
“ The times of Khrushchev , and & nbsp; we & nbsp; were forced to leave & nbsp; Ukraine for & nbsp; Rostov-on-Don. Already during & nbsp; these & nbsp; years, an unhealthy political situation was brewing in & nbsp; Ukraine, & nbsp; & mdash; explains Rostov's wife. & mdash; & nbsp; From & nbsp; prisons released criminals, and & nbsp; father & nbsp; & mdash; a political worker, and & nbsp; and & nbsp; such people in the & nbsp; republic were often eliminated. & # 39; & # 39;
A WWII veteran lived to & nbsp; 1967 & nbsp; year …
The teacher in & nbsp; years of work at the school of & nbsp; Rostov. Photo: AiF/Vitaly Kolbasin
I worked as a mill operator, but & nbsp; went to & nbsp; at school
“ I & nbsp; to & nbsp; to & nbsp; my mother came to & nbsp; school, with & nbsp; the students danced together, sang. I realized I had to go to & nbsp; teachers & raquo ;, & nbsp; & mdash; said Rostov.
However, after school, Emma Grigorievna decided that she needed to gain work experience as a worker. She graduated from a technical school, worked as a milling machine operator.
At the factory, she was elected secretary of the Komsomol organization of the combine assembly workshop. But & nbsp; always attracted to & nbsp; children.
The girl graduated from a normal school in the sense & nbsp; elementary school. Thus, & nbsp; worked for 40 & nbsp; years with & nbsp; lower secondary school students.
It's hard to believe, but & nbsp; Emma Grigorievna went on a well-deserved vacation just two years ago, to & nbsp; 80 & nbsp; year !
According to & nbsp; she & nbsp; she considers the work of teacher to be her main vocation. The Rostovite had extraordinary classes, with a choreographic direction: everyone was dancing & nbsp; & mdash; and & nbsp; girls, and & nbsp; boys.
Graduation class with Hero of Russia Dmitry Petrov, Grigorovich in the middle. Photo: AiF/Vitaly Kolbasin
“ The 1990s are seen as critical for the country, and & nbsp; in & nbsp; education, on the contrary, there was a breakthrough, new and interesting programs appeared, & nbsp; & mdash; remembers the professor. & mdash; & nbsp; Seven years went to & nbsp; Moscow for & nbsp; advanced training on & nbsp; program & bdquo; Fine Arts & ldquo ;. To & nbsp; Rostov on & nbsp; my lessons came from the experience of & nbsp; the whole of the Soviet Union.
Once a delegation of & nbsp; Moscow came to & nbsp; a drawing lesson from Emma Grigorievna.
“And what do you have a portrait of Lenin hanging above the painting in a golden frame?” & mdash; & nbsp; one of the & nbsp; education officials found the fault. The professor remembers this episode with a & nbsp; to smile. & Nbsp;
All my life & nbsp; & mdash; itself
With & nbsp; husband Emma Grigorievna divorced when her son was two years old.
“ I didn't understand Victor's wife, he didn't understand me. So not & nbsp; of agreement in & nbsp; views, & nbsp; & mdash; she admits. & mdash; & nbsp; We & nbsp; with & nbsp; stayed in touch. He helped his son. But & nbsp; recently he passed away. In fact, my whole life itself. The school has become my family.
Emma Grigorievna has six prices on the chest. She talks about & nbsp; each of them.
“When I went to Moscow, I first received the title of 'Senior Teacher', and then that of the winner of the socialist competition. This is the & bdquo; veteran's medal. And & nbsp; is & nbsp; & mdash; I was introduced by our City Veterans Council & nbsp; & mdash; jubilee medal in honor of the 75 & nbsp; years of Victory. And & nbsp; here is & nbsp; & mdash; medal & bdquo; Children of war & ldquo ;, I & nbsp; she & nbsp; I wear it illegally, because in the & nbsp; Rostov region there is no such title, but & nbsp; I & nbsp; still consider me a child of war & raquo ;.
Emma Grigorovich worked for 40 & nbsp; years in a & nbsp; school. Photo: AiF/Vitaly Kolbasin
A veteran with & nbsp; friends at & nbsp; house made a booth 'The Immortal Regiment of Our House & # 39; & # 39; with & nbsp; photographs of parents who fought. & nbsp; May 9 & nbsp; they with & nbsp; stand participate in & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; Immortal Regiment & raquo; sing songs from the era of the Great Patriotic.
“ I would like & nbsp; idea & raquo ;, & nbsp; & mdash; said Grigorovich.
Her son Alexey, 52, also came to the Veterans Council. He is a disabled person from the 1st group. The man has brain cancer, he has already survived two operations. Therefore, all family money goes to the & nbsp; treatment, and & nbsp; the teacher is happy to save at least on food.
“ We are not & nbsp; there are & nbsp; beggars ''
When asked why the teacher comes to the & nbsp; Beggar charity dinners, teacher responds:
“ Some would say it's humiliating: the teacher is standing here in the queue for food, kind of begging. I didn't want to for a long time they tried to persuade me, because I have something to eat. I came once and watched. It turned out that there were some very honest people here, smart, not beggars at all. I spoke to & nbsp; with them, met friends, in & nbsp; including my classmate.
A retiree with & nbsp; his son during the & nbsp; distribution of charity dinners. Photo: AiF/Vitaly Kolbasin
In the container, the retiree was given marine-style pasta, fruits and vegetables. & laquo; In the evening, I warmed up & nbsp; & mdash; and & nbsp; so delicious! Cooking is not & nbsp; necessary. She persuaded her neighbor to come here, she is also a teacher, she worked at the Institute of Railway Engineers in Rostov & raquo ;, & nbsp; & mdash; said the retiree.
Friends of Emma Grigorievna told the correspondent of AiF.ru & nbsp; the next story.
A man was sitting on a bench and & nbsp; cursed those who made the & nbsp; queue for & nbsp; a charity dinner.
Emma Grigorievna was indignant at such behavior from a citizen. Her friends tried to talk her out of approaching him: “ It's Ivan, don't mess with & nbsp; him ! & # 39; & # 39; .
“ I have & nbsp; went through the war in & nbsp; Afghanistan, and & nbsp; you & nbsp; are such beggars, come here it's a shame ', & nbsp; & mdash; answered & nbsp; he.
“ No & nbsp; shame. It is very good that the state and the young people do not forget about us, they are helping. You & nbsp; come home too. And & nbsp; if you & nbsp; warrior, soldier & mdash; then & nbsp; should not & nbsp; women should be so insulted and & nbsp; humiliated! & # 39; & # 39; More Afghans on the & nbsp; place do not have seen.
Today Emma Grigorievna actively communicates with & nbsp; students through the social network Odnoklassniki, some of them call it.
“ I once walked with & nbsp; and & nbsp; here a woman from & nbsp; a hairdressing salon said & nbsp; & nbsp; ; Emma Grigorievna, good afternoon! & Ldquo; Watch & nbsp; & mdash; elderly woman. And & nbsp; she told me: & bdquo; I am your student. I see you & nbsp; often go here, at first hesitated to call, but & nbsp; here i decided: come on, i will do your hair for free & ldquo; & raquo ;.
Before the New Year, the & nbsp; 'Nice People' Fund brought those in need a festive dinner for & nbsp; 60 & nbsp; people: instead of tea & mdash; cocoa, instead of chicken soup or borscht & nbsp; & mdash; jumble. The & nbsp; second & nbsp; & mdash; mash with & nbsp; meat, salads. At & nbsp; dessert & nbsp; & mdash; mandarins, pies and & nbsp; sweets …
