Ilsur Metshin congratulated the inhabitant of Kazan with the 100th anniversary

(KZN.RU, August 18, Mikhail Chentsov). Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, congratulated Anna Troup, a resident of the capital of Tatarstan, on her 100th birthday today. The Mayor came to visit the citizen, who lives in the Vakhitovsky district of the city, and talked with her and her daughter at a festive table. The Mayor of Kazan also conveyed to her congratulations from Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, and Rustam Minnikhanov, the head of Tatarstan.

Anna Trupp, a worker in the rear, a veteran of labor, has lived in Kazan since 1948, having moved to the city at the age of 31. Lev Trupp, her husband, passed the Finnish war and the entire Great Patriotic War. He died in 1972. Anna Trupp has a big family: two daughters, three grandsons, and two great-grandsons. One of her daughters, Olga, works as a director of secondary school №2, lives with her mother, and takes care of her. Although, despite her advanced age, Anna tries to do the housework on her own.

“I congratulate the 100-year-old citizen of Kazan not for the first time, and it is very clear for me. All those who have lived to 100 years old are positive people. They are happy with life, grateful to the family. This is probably still the main elixir of longevity”, said Ilsur Metshin and asked the Anna to share her secret of longevity.

According to Anna Trupp, there is no secret, she simply reads a lot and is interested in various spheres of life, especially politics. “I know all our leaders, read a lot of newspapers. I'm an absolute politician”, she said. As Olga Trupp noted, she is subscribed for five newspapers for her mother every week.

The Mayor asked the veteran what was the most difficult time, and what was the happiest. “I worked during the war, I know all the details of our life. It was a hard job, but we got through it. And we went to work, delivered lectures. We taught children to work honestly and fairly. I lived a good life, not a sitting one”, Anna Trupp shared her memories.

“We congratulate you from the bottom of our hearts, be healthy! Thank you for your daughter! She's one of our best directors. You can be proud of your children”, said Ilsur Metshin and handed a big plasma TV to Anna Trupp.

Andrey Lobov, the head of the Vakhitovsky and Privolzhsky districts’ administration of Kazan, also came to congratulate Anna Trupp on her birthday.

Anna Trupp was born in the city of Kondarovo, Kaluga region, from where she moved to Leningrad in 1934. In 1943, she was evacuated from Leningrad to the Urals region. Five years later, she moved to Kazan, where she got a job as a secretary in the aviation technical school. Anna Trupp was awarded the badge “The Inhabitant of the Sieged Leningrad”, the badge “Frontier of 1941-1945”, the medal “Zhukov”, the medal “For valorous work during the war”, the medal “In memory of the 1000th anniversary of Kazan”, and other commemorative and anniversary medals.