Last year, Naina Yosifovna Yeltsina, wife of the first president of the Russian Federation, celebrated her 85th birthday. This sincere and modest woman, who learned to cope with the irrepressible nature of her husband, always remained in the shadow of her husband, providing him with a reliable rear.
Childhood and youth
On March 14, 1932, in the village of Titovka, Orenburg Region, the first-born was born into the family of Joseph and Maria Girin. The girl was named Anastasia, although at home she was often called Naya, Naina. She grew up in an Old Believer family, where there was a ban on drinking, and a strong word was considered a sin. The father saw the future teacher in the eldest daughter, it was very good for her to cope with her younger brothers and sister, there were six of them in a large family.
But an eighteen-year-old girl entered the construction department of the Ural Polytechnic. Student life was in full swing: study, competitions, skits
The guys organized a small friendly "collective farm", consisting of six young men and as many girls. Boris was chosen as the "chairman" of the desperate ringleader; Naya, as the most accurate, was responsible for the cleanliness of the rooms. A tall, athletic young man immediately interested her, but the students' romantic feelings flared up only in the second year. A modest, friendly girl, who also cooked well, could not remain without Boris's attention.
The wedding took place only a year after graduation, since this period they had to communicate with letters - according to the distribution, he stayed in the city, she returned to her homeland. The young family settled in Sverdlovsk. A year later, daughter Elena was born, and another three years later - Tatyana. While the husband was rapidly building a career, the wife worked for two decades as an engineer-developer of treatment facilities. An official appeal was accepted in the service, so at the age of 25 she changed the unusual “Anastasia Iosifovna” to a version known to everyone and became Naina not only in life, but also according to documents.
