Lydia Gromyko

Lydia Dmitrievna Gromyko (Russian: Лидия Дмитриевна Громыко; née Grinevich, Гриневич; 1911 – 2004) was the wife of Soviet leader Andrey Gromyko (1909-1989).

Lydia Dmitrievna Grinevich was born in a village in Minsk region in 1911. She was a daughter of Belarusian peasants.

Andrey Gromyko and she met in Minsk where they both were studying agriculture at the Minsk Institute of Agricultural Science. They married in 1931. The marriage was harmonious and affectionate. They had two children: a son, Anatoly, and a daughter, Emilia. Anatoly (born 1932) also served as a diplomat and academic.

She worked as a teacher and was fluent in English. In addition, she was learned in politics and literature. Her major interest was painting. She was the wife of the Soviet head of state from 2 July 1985 to 1 October 1988. She was regularly seen in public which was not common in the Soviet Union. There were rumors that Raisa Gorbacheva and she did not get along. Lydia died in 2004.

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