Raïssa Koublitskaïa
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10 April 1928
Raïssa Koublitskaïa | |
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Раіса Кубліцкая | |
| Born | Raïssa Vladimirovna Koublitskaïa 10 April 1928 |
| Died | June 2021 (aged 93) |
| Occupation | Agricultural worker |
| Years active | 1948–1983 |
| Awards | |
Raïssa Vladimirovna Koublitskaïa (Belarusian: Раіса Уладзіміраўна Кубліцкая; 10 April 1928 – June 2021) was a Soviet Belarusian agricultural worker and politician who was the head of the cultivation of flax at the Kalinin collective farm from 1948 to her retirement in 1983. She served during the Great Patriotic War and was an elected deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic between 1967 and 1971. Koublitskaïa was twice the recipient of the Order of Lenin and also received the Medal "For the Capture of Königsberg", the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class and the Hero of Socialist Labour.
On 10 April 1928, Koublitskaïa was born in the village of Kałyški, Liozna District, Minsk Region, Byelorussian SSR (today in Belarus).[1][2] She was a graduate of the Kolyshansk Secondary School in the seventh grade in 1941.[1] In October 1943,[2] at the age of 151⁄2,[3] Koublitskaïa began working as a volunteer worker in a military hospital and remained in the job until 1946,[4] when she returned to Kolyshki.[5] She took part in the Great Patriotic War in Lithuania, Poland, East Prussia from 1944.[3][4] Following the conclusion of the war, Koublitskaïa decided to finish her studies.[5] She graduated in 1947.[1]
In 1948,[4] Koublitskaïa began working as the head of the cultivation of flax at the Kalinin collective farm in the Liozno District, Minsk Region, Byelorussian SSR.[2] She was the leader in a group of 12 women and all worked long hours with hand equipment and travelling to villages.[5] From 1967 to 1971, Koublitskaïa served as an elected deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic and also served at the regional and district Soviets of People's Deputies.[2][4] From 1984,[2] she chaired the department of women veterans of the Great Patriotic War at the Frunze regional veteran organization and was an honorary member of the Presidium of the veteran organization.[1][3] Koublitskaïa retired in 1983.[4]