Pasikhat Dzhukalaeva

Pasikhat Dzukalayeva
Photograph of an elderly, pale-skinned woman with a white headcovering.
Born1881?
Tazbichi, Itum-Kale, Russian Empire
Died2005(2005-00-00) (aged 123–124)
Grozny, Chechnya, Russian Federation
Known forClaims to being a supercentenarian and the oldest person in Chechnya

Pasikhat Dzhukalayeva (Russian and Chechen: Пасиха́т Джукала́ева; c. 1881–2005) was an alleged super-centenarian from Chechnya.

Biography

Photo of a small brick building on a hillside.
Ancient mosque in Tazbichi, where Dzhukalayeva was born

Dzhukalayeva was born in the village of Tazbichi[ru] in the Itum-Kale region in 1881 and grew up there.[1][2][3] At 19 years old she married her husband, Vaid, who was also from Itum-Kale.[4] They had two sons and four daughters.[5] Dzhukalayeva heard about the 1917 Revolution months later when her husband went to sell wood in Grozny.[4]

In February 1944, Dzukalayeva, along with all other Chechens, was deported to Kazakhstan; on the journey her daughter Pesy died, but they were unable to bury her.[5] They settled in Emba, Dzhurun district of Aktobe.[5] Dzhukalayeva returned to Chechnya years later and settled in Grozny.[5]

During her life she witnessed huge changes to Chechnya and remembered the Russian Revolution, the Second World War, resettlement to Kazakhstan and both Chechen wars.[6] She considered Russia to be a different country and wanted peace for Chechnya.[4] Towards the end of her life she lived with her grand-daughter, but had an extended family of nine grandchildren, eighteen great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.[6] Her elder sister Asho was also reportedly a super-centenarian.[3] She died in Grozny in 2005.

Legacy

Prior to her death Dzhukalayeva was recognized in Russia as the oldest woman in Chechnya.[1] Her achievement was listed in the Divo Book of Records of Russia.[7][1]

In 2010, artist Zareta Murtazalieva painted a portrait of Dzhukalayeva as part of an exhibition celebrating Chechen women at the National Museum of the Chechen Republic.[8]


References

  1. ^ a b c "BBC Russian | Мирная жизнь в военное время". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  2. ^ "Международное Агентство Рекордов и Достижений". www.marid.ru. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  3. ^ a b "Главная бабушка планеты | Новые Известия". newizv.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  4. ^ a b c Aliev, Timur (2004-02-17). "122-Year-Old Chechen Has Seen a Lot". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  5. ^ a b c d "В Грозном нашли долгожительницу 124 лет". Российская газета (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  6. ^ a b "Старейшая жительница Земли живет в Чечне". www.2r.ru. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  7. ^ "Старейшая жительница Беларуси претендует на место в Книге рекордов Ги". Белорусский партизан. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  8. ^ "В Национальном музее ЧР открылась выставка картин".