In the Tambov region, married couples were congratulated on their anniversary of family life

In the Michurinsky registry office, two married couples were honored at once. Fyodor and Alevtina Mokritsky are celebrating a diamond wedding this year, and Pyotr and Lyubov Trukhin are celebrating a gold wedding. The head of the region, Maxim Egorov, personally came to congratulate the heroes of the day.

“Good afternoon, dear guests! You and I have gathered in the hospitable hall of the registry office of Michurinsk to talk about the most dear and important thing for each of us – about family.”

The first anniversaries are Fyodor and Alevtina Mokritsky. The couple have lived together for 60 years and are celebrating their diamond wedding this year. In 1960, they worked at the energy section of the East Siberian Railway, where they met in the factory dormitory. We were friends for literally three springs, and then got married. Now the Mokritskys have two children, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Alevtina and Fyodor Mokritsky, diamond anniversaries of family life: “First of all, be patient. Well, to love, first of all. Of course, love comes first, not money, but big love. Tolerate. Sometimes we become friends, even now. Forgive, maybe partially. Don’t get worked up over every occasion, although this happens.”

To love and forgive, says the second married couple, is, truly, the most important thing in family life. Lyubov and Pyotr Trukhin met when they were teenagers. And together for half a century. Peter has been involved in passenger transportation all his life. Love was and remains the keeper of the hearth.

Lyubov and Pyotr Trukhin, golden anniversaries of family life: “Two children: a daughter, born in 1974, works as a doctor, son, born in 1981, is an entrepreneur, passenger transportation. I myself worked in passenger transportation for 27 years and am still working. Four grandchildren, a great-grandson, seven years old. Well, life is good.”

By the way, the celebration is illuminated by the fire of the All-Russian family hearth “Heart of Russia”. It was handed over to the region from the exhibition-forum at VDNKh on the day of the official start of the Year of the Family, announced by the decision of the President of the country Vladimir Putin. The anniversaries were invited to share a piece of their hearth with young couples.

“Love each other for a long, long time. – All life. – Let your life be like a big book. Read each other, get to know each other constantly. Now we are finding something else in each other. On behalf of everyone, I’ll say this: “Don’t delay with your offspring. This is not a round seal.”

The head of the region also addressed married couples. He said that thanks to various measures to support families with children in the region, in the last 5 years alone, the number of large families has increased by 25%.

Maxim Egorov, Head of the Tambov region: “For our country to develop, we need to have more and more young children. And for demographics to be included, families must have many children. Right? Here. Therefore, I want to wish you this, may everything be fine with you. And in front of you, I can only bow my head and say: you are great for being together for 50 and 60 years.”

The celebrants and newlyweds continued to talk about family values ​​over a cup of tea. The Head of the region also joined them. Maxim Egorov expressed the hope that in a year he will return to Michurinsk and congratulate the young couples on their new addition.