The century of courage and loyalty to the Motherland: veteran Nadezhda Shubina celebrated her 100th anniversary

Veteran of the Great Patriotic War Nadezhda Vasilievna Shubina on October 13 in the circle of relatives celebrated her 100th anniversary. At the age of 17, she went to the front with a military hospital to write her page in the chronicle of the Great Victory forever. While accepting congratulations, he still does not believe that he has lived for a century, but promises that if he has the strength, on May 9, he will definitely greet the festive column at the parade in his native Gomel again.

For Nadezhda Shubina, the anniversary is not just a pleasant day filled with smiles and flowers. At such moments, it is especially acutely realized that the peaceful sky overhead today is not crossed by flares of explosions, including thanks to the heroism of a girl who met the beginning of the war at the age of 14. She spent the years of occupation in Gomel, and then voluntarily decided to go as a nurse to the hospital, which followed the front line. Young Nadia cared for wounded soldiers, carried them in her arms and repeatedly donated blood, saving the lives of Soviet soldiers. Victorious May 1945 Nadezhda Shubina met in the Polish city of Lodz.

- The hospital on duty told us the news, but we waited the day before - we didn't even go to sleep. Words cannot tell what started then. We both cried and danced. The duty officer was almost unconsciously kissed. There was joy and pain in my heart because of how many people did not meet this Victory, the veteran wipes away tears.

For some time after the war, Nadezhda Shubina worked in the dining room of the "military trade" at the headquarters of the commander of the front, the famous Marshal of the Soviet Union Konstantin Rokossovsky. In this headquarters and met the future spouse. After demobilization in 1946, Nadezhda Vasilyevna replaced the military advanced for labor. For 40 years she worked faithfully at one of the Gomel factories, making a great personal contribution to the post-war restoration and development of her native land. Representatives of the authorities, public organizations, volunteer student detachment “Veteran”, which has been taking care of Nadezhda Vasilyevna for more than 20 years, came to congratulate the anniversary with the century-old border. The marathon of congratulations and gift delivery ended with the joint performance of Katyusha. Nadezhda Vasilievna told the younger generation of Belarusians:

- Do not seek happiness in a foreign country, do not forget your roots, your home and your homeland. There is nothing more precious than the Fatherland that raised you, and closer to the windows of your parents’ huts. Appreciate the world, protect our country and remember how we cherished it!