Raschepkin Viktor Ivanovich_x000D_ _x000D_ Rank: Colonel. Branch of service: Artillery. Division: 36th guards rifle upper Dnieper red banner order of Suvorov and Kutuzov division. Viktor Ivanovich Raschepkin, born on September 09, 1924. Place of birth Grozny. Place of residence in Volgograd.Viktor Ivanovich shlyavkin, born on September 09, 1924. Place of birth Grozny. He participated in the great Patriotic war, performed international duty in various parts of the world, took part in the elimination of the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster, served and worked in various positions in the civil defense forces and civil organizations. In their honor, the stand "Our veterans" was made and placed in the foyer of the civil protection Committee of Volgograd. Meetings with veterans always evoke special feelings, pride for them and for our great country. Viktor Ivanovich Raschepkin is a man who lived a great life and left a great mark on the history of the city of Volgograd. Viktor Ivanovich's military life began in Grozny in 1942 after graduating from the machine-gun and mortar school. Battles for Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, Austria ... 22 government awards decorated the chest of a retired Colonel. From 36 years of military service-24 years of service in civil defense. For more than ten years, he served in the headquarters of the GO of the Stalingrad (Volgograd) region. For five years, he headed civil defense courses in the Volgograd region. After graduation, he worked as a teacher at the Department at the Volgograd state agricultural Institute. Over the past twenty years, he has actively participated in propaganda events, was an active member of the Council of veterans of the Voroshilovsky district and the poetry lovers club. Collections of his poems cannot fail to arouse admiration: "Unconquered Stalingrad", "Memory of the fiery years", "life to live is not a field to cross", "home native". He was a dreamer and optimist, believed in the revival of Russia as a great and powerful country. "In the raging expanse of life, where rocks and reefs, and predators are dark, God Grant us to live without fear and grief, So that the turmoil would soon go out of life… Country was reborn, like a Phoenix, from the ashes, So that we all found a decent life” You can envy and strong family of Viktor Ivanovich. August 28, 2012 he, along with his wife Tamara Efimovna Rassheplenia (Iacovino) said its iron wedding. Love of 65 years "my faithful Friend, my love for you is immeasurable!" - read poems of his own composition by a veteran of the great Patriotic war Viktor Ivanovich Raschepkin. The lines are dedicated to his wife, Tamara Efimovna, with whom they went through life together for 65 years. On the eve Of the day of family, love and loyalty, Volgogradskaya Pravda visited the Pushkin family. In a cozy home nest with paintings and yellowed photos – not infirm old people, but happy people. Caring for each other pushed aside age-related ailments. "You can't live your life, you can't cross the field, you can't tell all 65 years of our life together in an hour," said the head of the family, a retired Colonel, and held out photos: "This is me and my Tomochka. What a beauty she is. Greatest happiness. We met in 1947, in Moldova, in the town of Reni. I was serving, and she came to visit her sister. I was not so afraid of bullets in the war as I was afraid of losing her when we were separated for a while by a business trip. But back – wait for me my Tomaska, although there are a lot of suitors was!" recalled Viktor. The couple said that they started their life together from scratch. "We huddled in a five – meter room, one plate for two from the dishes, one mattress from my dowry," Tamara Efimovna recalled. The greatest value in the family was an old icon of St. Nicholas, presented to the newlyweds. The Pushkin family did not have a lavish wedding either, but fate presented the faithful couple with many happy days. Both in Moldova and when they returned to Russia, they settled in Stalingrad. – We raised two sons, Valery and Igor. The first-born is no longer there, he died suddenly at the age of 55, but the memory of our Valery Is very kind and good, " Viktor Ivanovich said, closing his eyes. This is a family thing: you can't raise your hand to your wife, you can't play with the kids anymore, you can't communicate with the children. To be closer to each other, this is the secret of family happiness, - concludes the staunch front-line soldier. He put his arm affectionately around his wife's shoulders. The military tunic thrown on on the occasion of the arrival of journalists rang with orders to the beat of new poems by Viktor Ivanovich: "Life lived for pennies. The main commandment in a difficult life was not to sin. Hard work, intelligence, and honor led us through life. That's why we have everything. All the way to the feasts…” Lessons of courage published by pressa on Fri, 25.02.2011 16: 08 Published in * My height 102. On 22 February, on the eve of the defender of the Fatherland Day, in the city chess club "Ladya" students of the Patriotic squad "My height 102.0" met with a veteran of the great Patriotic war, a participant in the capture of field Marshal Paulus-Viktor Ivanovich Raschepkin. During a fascinating conversation, Viktor Ivanovich told students about his military path, about the war, and told about interesting cases at the front. Young people looked at military photos and trophies with great interest. Viktor Ivanovich throughout the meeting did not cease to surprise everyone with his poems. And in the end-performed a song on the harmonica of the great Patriotic war. As Viktor Ivanovich noted, " the world should not forget the horrors of war, the devastation, suffering and death of millions. This would be a crime against the fallen and living participants of the great Patriotic war and a crime against the future generation. We must remember the war, the heroism and courage of people who have passed the hard, long road of war. To fight for peace is the duty of everyone living on the planet Earth." According to Ilya DROBYAZKO, coordinator of the Patriotic project "My height 102.0", Chairman of the trade Union Committee of VSPU students, member of the Public Chamber of the Volgograd region, assistant to the Deputy of The state Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, " today we warmly thank the veterans of the great Patriotic war for their feat of arms for the Fatherland, for our peaceful present and peaceful future! We are proud of the military exploits of our grandfathers and great – grandfathers, we bow our heads before the courage and fortitude of veterans and participants of local wars, the consequences of which fatefully affected the residents of our country-Russia." It should be noted that Patriotic education of young people is one of the priority areas of activity at the Volgograd state pedagogical University. This is evidenced by both the Patriotic campaign "My height 102.0", which has been developing at the University since 2007 on the initiative of Ilyaz Bulatovich Muslimov, Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Deputy Chairman of the interregional coordination Council of the United Russia party in the southern Federal district, and the volunteer group "My height 102.0" created by the students. the material was prepared by the press service of the VSPU students ' trade Union Committee. Years of life of Viktor Ivanovich Raschepkin: 09.09.1924-16.09.2012 Tamara yefimovna Raschepkina (Zhukina) died in 2013.