Thirteen years since the death of Irina Vasilyeva, mother of sculptor Igor Vasilyev
This week marks thirteen years since the death of Irina Vasilyeva, mother of the acclaimed sculptor Igor Vasilyev. She lived for almost a hundred years, and her life included severe hardships.
Thirteen years have passed since the death of Irina Mikhailovna Vasilyeva, remembered as the mother of the outstanding sculptor Igor Vasilyev. A tribute to her has been published in the culture section of rus.lsm.lv, the Russian-language portal of Latvian public media.
A long life marked by hardship
Irina Vasilyeva lived for almost a hundred years. The publication stresses that her life held many trials. In her youth she was arrested and sent into exile, and she was then separated from her own mother for a long time. Later she had to move to a city that was foreign to her, and she eventually lost her only son.
The title of the piece, "The Mother Who Gave Wings", points to the role she played in her son's life. The introduction of the source gives no further details, so it does not say where or when the arrest and the move took place.
