Novopolotsk resident awarded Russian honorary badge "To a Resident of Blockaded Leningrad"

Sergey Nazarov received a commemorative award from Maria Donets, attaché of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Belarus.

Much has been written and said about the conditions in which the residents of Leningrad had to survive, about their heroic endurance. Every day was a struggle against hunger, hopelessness, and death. It was especially difficult for the elderly and young children. Sergey Vasilievich belonged to the latter: he was a three-year-old child when the blockade began. And only after almost a year, in July 1942, he was evacuated across Lake Ladoga to the territory free from the fascists. The young Leningrad resident spent his evacuation years in Alma-Ata (Kazakhstan).

Sergey Vasilievich's family settled in Belarus after the end of the Great Patriotic War. Later, due to his service duties, he traveled almost all over the country. As an electrical engineer at the Minsk special management "Promnaladka," he participated in the construction of petrochemical enterprises in Grodno, Mogilev, and other cities. However, Sergey Nazarov dedicated most of his life to Novopolotsk, where he also participated in the construction of the city-forming oil refinery. In the pre-retirement years, he worked in the management of the local plant of protein-vitamin concentrates, serving as assistant director for personnel and social development. Currently, the 77-year-old pensioner is retired.

On this festive day, Sergey Vasilievich's chest was adorned with another award – the commemorative sign "In Honor of the 70th Anniversary of the Complete Liberation of Leningrad from the Fascist Blockade," which was also presented by the attaché.

The head of Novopolotsk, Dmitry Demidov, the head of the city veterans' organization, Anatoly Kotyrlo, and all participants of the meeting organized at the city executive committee joined in the congratulations.

By the way, a total of 12 people currently live in the oil city who have the badge reminding them of their connection to the heroic fate of besieged Leningrad.

Natalia Ryzhkova, "Vitebskiye vesti."