My Great grandmother' stories

For my beautiful Russian Great grandmother!

with me


When I was born my parents were studying in the medical university, first year. And in 1977 there were no maternity leave, day care, anything for the students. You continue to study or you go home with the baby. My grandmother brought me home in her village when I was one week old. And fr almost 5 years I had been living with my grandparents and my great grandmother in the Russian village. And of curse, my grandparents were working too, they were doctors, busy and away all day. My great grand mother and her friends (mostly old Russian ladies "Babyshki") were watching me all the time. My grandmother says, I was going to hands to hand, lips t lips, because everyone wanted to hold and kiss the baby.