Masherov's granddaughter publicly wished her mother a happy birthday. The language of the greeting surprised many
Katsiaryna, the granddaughter of Pyotr Masherov, the former head of Soviet Belarus, although born and raised in Minsk, has long lived in Chicago, USA. During this time, she has integrated into the local reality so much that she even congratulated her mother, Natallia Masherava, on Facebook in English.
True, the English-language greeting text contains expressions uncharacteristic of the language, such as "Mamochka" and "nebesnaja krasavica" (heavenly beauty), which gives it a special flavor.
Natallia Masherava with her daughters. Photo: facebook.com/katerina.masherava
Meanwhile, Pyotr Masherov went down in history as a leader who, during his 15 years of governing the BSSR, did a great deal to make Belarus a Russian-speaking country. But ironically, even his closest relatives choose a completely different language for communication among themselves — one that, during Masherov's lifetime, was the language of the main ideological adversary.
Katsiaryna Masherava. Photo: facebook.com/katerina.masherava
However, there is nothing unique about this situation. It is worth remembering, for example, that the native son of the all-union leader Nikita Khrushchev, who eagerly promised to "bury" America, moved to the USA immediately after the collapse of the USSR and lived there until his death, having obtained American citizenship. And for one of Joseph Stalin's granddaughters, English is her native language.
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