Shumilino celebrated the 85th anniversary of the birth of Hero of Belarus Alexander Dubko
Alexander Dubko was born in the village of Ilovo, Shumilino district. Already in the ninth grade, he decided on his future profession and after finishing school, he entered the Grodno Agricultural Institute. The excellent graduate was left to implement his acquired knowledge in the educational and experimental farm operating at the alma mater, where he worked as a seed agronomist for several years. Then he held various management positions. From 1972 to 1994, Alexander Dubko was the chairman of the collective farm "Progress" of the Grodno district, famous throughout Belarus. For achieving high production indicators in 1982, the head of the farm was awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labor. In 1994, Alexander Dubko was appointed Chairman of the Grodno Regional Executive Committee. His leadership style was characterized by clarity, openness, professionalism, and skillful work with personnel. Alexander Dubko remained in this position until his death. The title of Hero of Belarus was awarded to him posthumously in 2001.
Chairman of the Regional Council of Deputies Vladimir Terentyev noted that Alexander Iosifovich was a multifaceted personality. A child of war, he made his own future. He received his first state award, the medal "For Labor Distinction," at the age of 28, while heading the "Progress" collective farm. In 1981, he achieved a grain yield of 46.5 centners per hectare, which remains a high indicator for many even today. Alexander Iosifovich nurtured a whole galaxy of remarkable leaders who set the tone for the development of agriculture in Belarus. People like Alexander Dubko should be guiding lights in life for our youth.
The attendees honored the memory of Alexander Iosifovich with a minute of silence to the melody of his favorite song "Cranes."
Vladimir Terentyev held an open dialogue "This is Our Country" with members of the military-patriotic club "Young Guardsman" of Secondary School No. 1 named after Hero of the Soviet Union P. Akutsyonok, and visited the robotics class and the interactive shooting range.
The head of the Vitebsk region's parliamentary corps also chaired a meeting on the reconstruction of the sports hall at Secondary School No. 2.
