Biography
In the notice of the death of the son of the Son, the Kosmodemyanskaya's love at the end read the lines - "you gave the Motherland most expensive what they had - their children." Educating two heroes, she lived in recent days with memories of them. And also wrote a book to remember their descendants.Childhood and youth
Mother Zoe Kosmodemyanskaya was born on September 21, 1900. The first years of life passed in the village of Chernivka (Tambov province), then, together with his parents, she moved to aspen traffic police. Girl grew in a big family. Father worked as a volost writer, although he did not have education himself. But Timofey Semenovich Churikov spent all his free time for books.
The mother was an illiterate woman, even the alphabet did not know until his death, but at the same time insisted on school learning for heirs. He herself from Dawn to Dawn was engaged in the economy and the upbringing of six children. "Learned the Light, Unacceptable - Darkness," said the gibbing of Zoe Kosmodemyanskaya and his grandchildren.
The first three years of learning Lyuba took place in the Zemstvo school. Then the father took the daughter in Kirsanov, where the girl became a gymnasium. These years have been preserved in her memory as the warmest, including thanks to teachers.
The teacher of the Russian language and literature Elizabeth Afanasyevna made an indelible impression on a young gymnasics. Already then the native of the village of Chernivka realized that she would like to associate life with this noble profession.
In his youth, love demonstrated talent in drawing. But for some reason, he was even afraid to admit that she would be able to realize the abilities and become an artist. With great pleasure, she listened to the teacher who, besides the laws of color and proportions, instilled the love of art.
After graduating from the gymnasium Churikov returned to parents. Help the father and mother with the economy was required. When the October Revolution began, the elder brother of the girl went with a volunteer in the Red Army, and the sister instructed the sister. Love went to the Department of Folk Education, and from there on the appointment went to the village of Solovyanovka, where her labor biography was launched in the role of primary school teacher.
Labor activity
In the village of Solovyanovka, the graduate of the Kirsanovskaya gymnasium with enthusiasm began to bypass huts and get acquainted with the guys and parents. Talked with a new teacher friendly. However, many people were negative about a diploma for girls, believing that those should only be able to spin and cook.But at the first lesson, everyone who had time to visit the love of Timofeevna appeared. The teacher was not easy to simultaneously learn schoolchildren who differ in age. But still she experienced joy from such a job and was scary upset when six months later had to return to the aspen traffic police.
For their children, Kosmodemyanskaya also became the first teacher in his native village. In parallel graduated from the Pedagogical Institute. Subsequently, wherever the mother of Zoya and Alexander lived, she followed a call, raising the future generation.
Personal life
In the village of Osinovye traffic police, the daughter of the hassle writer was held. At home, she met with a friend from childhood - Anatoly Kosmodemyansky. Despite the fact that both were the same age, the guy seemed to her more serious and adults. The young man served the year in the Red Army, and at home became the head of the library.
In this building, young residents of the surrounding villages were also gathered, the evenings were arranged, they set the performances. In one of them - in the formulation of "Poverty is not a vice" Churikova played love Gordeevna, and her future husband - Torotov's loved. Anatoly Petrovich was not only an actor, but also director. The way he led the rehearsals was charming a young teacher.
Soon they got married, and the bride moved to the house of the spouse, where she lived with the mother-in-law Lidia Fedorovna and the younger brother of her husband. The newlyweds behaved together, and the native of the village of Cherniva was happy in his personal life, constantly feeling the care of his beloved. The news of pregnancy only delivered future parents, both expressed confidence that they would have a son. True, the long-awaited heir to Alexander Kosmodemyansky appeared 2 years later - the first daughter of Zoya was born.
Family with two children has repeatedly moved from place to place. The reason for this was the fact that the woman unflatterily responded about the "beggars" of power in the village. At one time, even lived in Siberia, before leaving to Moscow.
In 1933, the love of Timofeevna widowed, her husband died suddenly. Lefting with his son and daughter, she fully wound up and raising the heirs, and financial support. By the way, she managed to instill with children a sense of patriotism, so after the start of the war Zoya and Alexander went to the front.
The Great Patriotic War took everything from Kosmodemyanskaya. At first heroically left her daughter, and less than a month before the victory and son died. About the last days of Zoya Lyubov Timofeevna learned from the newspaper, identifying her in a photo in the girl Tanya (the fascists killed even under torture did not give his real name).
Having buried the children at the Novodevichy cemetery, the teacher had lived the memories of them by the end of the days. Having experienced a terrible loss, repeatedly acted with stories about his heirs, answered hundreds of letters from the same mothers. And in 1949 published the book "Tale of Zoe and Shura", in which he shared his pain and pride, perpetuating the names of the son and daughter in the memory of the people.
Death
On May 3, 1978, the mother of two heroes fell into the Botkin hospital, feeling bad. A woman in old age suffered hypertension, heart problems and caused death. May 7 she died.
On the day of the funeral, a farewell was organized, Panhid was held in the School, where Timofeevna's love was taught and both of her child learned. Only officially invited exceeded 2.5 thousand people. Many wanted to say goodbye to the Great Woman who robbed Alexander and Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya.
In the will, she pointed out the wishes so that her grave was next to Sasha. Relatives performed the last request of the deceased.