How Lukashenka's relatives drank themselves into poverty? Little-known facts

Alexander Lukashenka before the 1994 elections

In late 2006, the "Moskovsky Komsomolets" publication published on its pages an incredible report by journalist Irina Bobrova, by today's standards. The correspondent's text began with strong statements: "In Alexandria, Lukashenka's relatives are drinking themselves away — his wife, mother-in-law, sister, paternal uncle, and aunt. His mother, dreaming of marrying a city man, didn't miss a single visiting guy, and as a result, she gave birth to a son – quickly, dazzling yet another candidate."

At that time, a gas and oil war was raging, so Lukashenka in Russia was not just possible to criticize, but necessary.

Initially, correspondent Irina Bobrova, according to her, was going to the Mogilev region to write a note about the life of the country's first lady, but access to her proved to be closed. However, the business trip shouldn't go to waste! So, instead of a story about Lukashenka's wife's fate, it turned into almost a Belarusian version of Gorky's play "The Lower Depths," where the main characters — other relatives of the country's leader — suffer from poverty and alcoholism. And all this against the backdrop of clean streets in the agricultural town of Alexandria.

We recall the characters from that article and, with the help of BelPol, clarify the fate of some of them.

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Fyodor Trofimovich Lukashenka (1925-2010) — Alexander Lukashenka's paternal uncle, his mother's brother

It's no secret that people drink a lot in Belarusian villages. If not vodka, then moonshine. So the very first villager told the journalist that Lukashenka's family was no exception. To verify this, she was sent to his uncle, who himself knew the moonshine-making recipe in detail.

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At the time the "MK" report was written, Lukashenka's uncle Fyodor was 81 years old. Photo: mk.ru

Fyodor Trofimovich is Lukashenka's uncle, his mother's brother. According to him, his sister Katsiaryna Trofimovna (1924-2015) often left "Sashka" (Alexander) with him as a nanny. It's unknown what kind of educator he was, given his problems with alcohol and the law.

Neighbors told the journalist that Trofimovich often beat his wife:

"As soon as Fedka drinks, he immediately starts beating his wife. Once he broke her jaw. Trofimych's son didn't lose his head and hit his father on the head with a sledgehammer. He almost died."

As a result, Fyodor Lukashenka ended up behind bars. But not for beating his wife Hanna Paulavna, but for beating his mistress.

"I suffered a lot from that temporary wife. So, one day we went to plant potatoes with her. We hadn't even planted anything when she dashed off to the shop for moonshine. I started scolding her. But she didn't care at all. Well, we sat down and drank together. And then we weren't up for work anymore. I got angry then that we hadn't planted anything. I beat the woman a bit. They gave me two years for that," he told the journalist.

According to BelPol, in 1975, Fyodor Lukashenka was indeed convicted for assaulting a person in a fit of passion. He received six years in prison for this. He spent two years in the Orsha colony. Later, Fyodor was given a reprieve, his sentence was commuted to a suspended one, and he was sent to work on a construction site in the village of Ruba (now a microdistrict of Vitebsk). However, in 1980, he had another relapse, so he had to return to the colony for another year and a half to serve out the initial term.

Upon his release, the man continued to lead a rather marginalized lifestyle. The "MK" journalist found him in a semi-ruined house, hungover.

From a quoted description of Fyodor Trofimovich's house:

"Boards rotten from moisture formed fist-sized gaps in the floor. The stove was crooked, about to collapse. The wall plaster had long peeled off. In the single room, there was a bed with a burnt mattress, a table with a chair, and an Ilyich's lamp on the ceiling. In the hallway where we spoke with Fyodor Trofimovich, there was nowhere even to sit. On a small dining table were a couple of cloudy glasses, an opened jar of moldy lecho, and in a tin can – remnants of sticky pasta."

Timofey Fyodorovich Lukashenka (1949-2005) — Alexander Lukashenka's cousin

Before his death, Fyodor Lukashenka managed to bury both his wife Hanna Paulavna and his son Timofey. The latter's premature death was caused by alcohol abuse.

"The man drank himself to death and decided to take a walk in the field, and then had an epileptic seizure. He fell face down in the mud and choked," neighbors said about Timofey Fyodorovich.

The tragedy occurred on April 10, 2005. And just two weeks later, his mother, Hanna Paulavna, died.

Timofey had children.

Larysa Fyodoravna Lukashenka — Alexander Lukashenka's cousin

Neighbors assumed that Fyodor's daughter Larysa, Alexander Lukashenka's cousin, would help him with the household. However, alcohol consumed her too. They would drink away her father's pension together.

"The woman drinks worse than a man. She starts in the morning, and by evening she's completely out of it. Laryska was the collective farm chairwoman, in charge of all finances. That's how she got into trouble. They didn't imprison her, but they dismissed her from work for five years. Now she can only work as a cleaner. And who wants to swing a broom? So, a wealthy mechanic, Kolka, also a drinker, took her in. Well, he's a man – it suits him," commented the neighbors.

Larysa's fate is unknown. There is no information about her or her criminal case in BelPol's databases. There is also no information about her brother Timofey.

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Lukashenka's cousin Larysa's house in 2006. Photo: mk.ru

Hanna Trofimovna Maksimava (Lukashenka) (1930-2007) — Alexander Lukashenka's aunt, his mother's sister

The Russian journalist also spoke with another relative of Lukashenka, his paternal aunt. The conversation took place just a few months before Hanna Trofimovna's death.

There is no detailed information about her in the databases either, only dates of life.

"Before, I had a garden and kept animals. But when I buried my breadwinner six years ago, I abandoned the farm. My husband was very ill. In his youth, he drunkenly threw himself under a train, it hit him a little then, after which he started getting sick. We didn't have children, and what for? If children are good – it's good, but if not? So I live all alone," the woman said.

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Hanna Maksimava (Lukashenka), the dictator's aunt. Photo: mk.ru

There was some confusion regarding her "breadwinner." Hanna Trofimovna's husband was Ryhor Makaravich Maksimau. It is reliably known that in 1994 he was convicted of theft through embezzlement, misappropriation, or abuse of official position, but was only fined.

However, there are questions about his death date. Hanna Trofimovna said she buried her husband "six years ago," meaning in 2000. But the Belpol database indicates that the same Ryhor Makaravich Maksimau outlived his wife and died only in 2013.

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