"A Hero of Our Time." A rural teacher won a national award. She preserves the memory of the repressions.

History teacher from the village of Poldnevaya near Yekaterinburgм Valentina Shcherbakova She won the "Hero of Our Time" people's award. She placed third. The top two places were taken by a veteran of the SVO and the wife of an SVEO officer. 

Shcherbakova was nominated for the award last December. Most of the nominees this year were military personnel and people associated with military operations. Valentina Shcherbakova was the only one nominated for preserving historical memory.

"Valentina Shcherbakova, a history teacher, local historian, and writer from Poldnevaya, received a storm of applause. The entire village, without exaggeration, voted for her, giving her 1794 votes. Valentina Pavlovna deservedly took third place! This person has raised generations of worthy people and continues to work in education."- Wrote about the awarding of the heroine in the publication "ProPolevskoy", without mentioning her work to preserve her memory. 

"It was she who initiated the installation of a memorial to the victims of political repression in Poludnevnaya and who holds commemorative events every year.", - filled this gap in the Telegram channel It's My City. 

Read more about how Shcherbakova, together with the villagers, preserves the memory of the repressions of almost a century ago. joint material "NeMoskvy" and It's My City. 

Photo: ProPolevskoy