Blessed memory to my dad

On Sunday, April 27, 2025, my dad passed away. 💫 Light and love to you, Dad!💛

You planted many seeds in me: in spiritual life, yoga, dances, sports (being a candidate for master of sports in figure skating), minimalism, books, and the English language ( hanging lists of different phrases on the door in the bathroom), jurisprudence.

I will never forget your enthusiasm and the fire in your eyes (and not only in your eyes)  when you were working! With care and deep mathematical knowledge you developed a system of indexing child benefits in the 90s, when those payments were delayed for 6-12 months. And you were not afraid of the long-long lines of people turning to you for help. You worked, forgetting about yourself... And then with the help of alcohol you switched off your brain in order to somehow relax - as best  as you could.

What a strong soul you have to take on a role of alcohol addiction...You demonstrated by your own example how consciousness changes after drinking alcoholic beverages so that I do not want to take a drop in my mouth.  You convinced me, dad!! Special thanks for this!

And how much effort you put into balancing the system of government... Some may envy your aspiration to prove the truth, up to the international level - The European Court of Human Rights. And you proved it.

How much you loved gardening!!! I will never forget your harvests of strawberries, grapes, raspberries - the sizes of the berries and fruits and the amount! How much effort... You dug the deepest holes for grape vines... And fertilized with whatever you could ecologically. 

And built the house 

Our dacha in Almaty, Kazakhstan with your sister, me and you

You left beautiful garden with house (dacha), apartment, beloved job in wonderful organization in 1994 in Kazakhstan. Then you had to study Russian laws and settle down in a little town. You missed Almaty a lot.

When I asked you why don't you come back to Kazakhstan (we lived separately then) you replied: "I will miss you and Igor (my brother) much more than what I left there. I can see you all once in a while at least." I felt like you included mom too as you gave her regular visits at job sometimes.

Kindness, non-attachment to material things - these are your qualities.

How much you loved animals! You fed 9 dogs on your land. While you were under-eating, but fed them...

Low bows, daddy! For giving birth to me! I don't remember that but mom told me how you climbed the 4th floor of the hospital building where I was born just to look at me as they didn't let you in through the door. 

I remember you mentioned "It's good to know laws, then you know how to break them." 

You did everything you could to make my life the best possible. You worked with passion to your profession and compassion to people and gave this world everything you could!

I remember your phrase: "My task is not to feed you, but to teach you to hold a spoon so that you can eat yourself." You had taught me that!" 

How much courage you had to jump off the train in another city just to follow mom when you met her and fell in love. And you made an offer within a week. You knew how to follow heart!!

It was you who instilled a love for nature, especially sea, and a flexible work schedule in me. Your example made me realize that I shouldn't give myself only to work and that I need to look for other ways to deal with stress. And I found them.

Low bows, beloved daddy!🙇 Thank you for everything!!!🙏 🙏 🙏

You are the Light!💛🌞🌟