https://longeviquest.com/2024/12/russian-woman-maria-ogiyenko-celebrates-her-110th-birthday/

Russian woman Maria Ogiyenko Celebrates her 110th birthday

Maria Ogiyenko, a resident of Khabarovsk, Russia, celebrated her 110th birthday on 29 November. Her birthday was first reported by the Khabarovsk News.

Ogiyenko was born in Krasnodar Krai, Russia (then Russian Empire), on 29 November 1914. She spent her childhood and youth in the village of Kanelovskaya. Her father passed away during the Russian Civil War (1917–1922), and shortly afterward, her mother also died. From a young age, she began working in agriculture.

By the time the Great Patriotic War began, she was already married and the mother of three daughters. When Maria’s husband was sent to the front, she was left alone to care for their children. She described this as an incredibly challenging period—her children were often hungry, and tragically, her youngest daughter died of starvation. To provide for her family, Maria worked tirelessly.

Her husband was presumed lost at the front during World War II. It was only a few years after the war ended, in 1953, that he returned, revealing that he had been captured, labeled a traitor, and imprisoned in Yakutia. In 1955, the family relocated to Vorkuta in the Komi Republic to be near him and continued to live there even after his rehabilitation. During their time in Vorkuta, she worked in a mine. In 1965, they moved to Khabarovsk to be closer to their daughter Tamara, who had enrolled in a railway technical school. The family settled there permanently.

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Ogiyenko was born in Krasnodar Krai, Russia (then Russian Empire), on 29 November 1914. She spent her childhood and youth in the village of Kanelovskaya. Her father passed away during the Russian Civil War (1917–1922), and shortly afterward, her mother also died. From a young age, she began working in agriculture.

By the time the Great Patriotic War began, she was already married and the mother of three daughters. When Maria’s husband was sent to the front, she was left alone to care for their children. She described this as an incredibly challenging period—her children were often hungry, and tragically, her youngest daughter died of starvation. To provide for her family, Maria worked tirelessly.

Her husband was presumed lost at the front during World War II. It was only a few years after the war ended, in 1953, that he returned, revealing that he had been captured, labeled a traitor, and imprisoned in Yakutia. In 1955, the family relocated to Vorkuta in the Komi Republic to be near him and continued to live there even after his rehabilitation. During their time in Vorkuta, she worked in a mine. In 1965, they moved to Khabarovsk to be closer to their daughter Tamara, who had enrolled in a railway technical school. The family settled there permanently.

Seems like she suffered a lot during her lifetime. I, my family, and many other people throughout the former USSR can relate since Communism and Nazism brought a lot of misery to those places.

I'm very glad that she reached age 110! 🙂

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Mr. Kasum Kubatov (Касум Кубатов) from Askai Village, Dagestan Republic (RUS) claims to be the oldest living man in Dagestan at 108 y.o.

He claims to be born on August 12, 1915.

https://www.khasrayon.ru/novosti/glava-dagestana-sergei-melikov-pozdravil-13581.html

That region is notable for a lot of age exaggeration, no? So, I'm very skeptical about his claimed age.

https://longeviquest.com/2025/02/valentina-vorobyova-one-of-russias-oldest-residents-celebrates-112th-birthday/#google_vignette

Valentina Vorobyova, One of Russia’s Oldest Residents, Celebrates 112th Birthday

Valentina Vorobyova, a resident of Chernoistochinsk, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, celebrated her 112th birthday on 23 February, according to BezFormata (БезФормата).

Vorobyova was born on 23 February 1913, in the village of Chernoistochinsk, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Raised in a poor family, she was one of six children, though only three survived to adulthood. Her family relied on farming and soap-making to survive, with everyone contributing to daily tasks. From a young age, Valentina helped carry water for soap-making, tend to livestock, and work in the fields, leaving little time for play or formal education. She completed only three grades of school before her responsibilities at home took priority.

As a teenager, Valentina learned sewing at a newly opened workshop, developing a skill that would later serve her well. At 18, she married Alexander Vorobyov, a miner from a nearby village. With her husband often away for work, she managed the household and cared for their three children—Galina, Boris, and Vera. Though she never held formal employment, her sewing skills gained recognition, and she began taking in work from others in her community.

During World War II, Alexander was sent to the front. He survived his first battle but was gravely injured in another, losing both an arm and a leg. When he returned home in 1945, he adapted to life on crutches and helped with household tasks, while Valentina and the children took on physically demanding labor. The family kept livestock, requiring hard work such as cutting hay and collecting firewood, often in harsh winter conditions.

After Alexander’s death, Valentina struggled financially as she was unable to receive his pension due to missing documentation. She supported herself by selling wool, meat, and potatoes until her son Boris took on the responsibility of caring for her.

While her age has not yet been officially validated, she may be the second-oldest living person in Russia, behind 114-year-old Klavdiya Gadyuchkina of Yaroslavl Oblast.