Each country has its own great people. One of these heroes of Russia and an example to follow was General Romanov. This courageous and strong man has been fighting for his life for many years. Near him all this time is his faithful wife, who also performed her special, female feat and became an example for many military wives.
The health of General Romanov today remains unchanged. He cannot talk, but he responds to speech. His battle continues.
The childhood and youth of the future general
Anatoly Romanov, a peasant by birth, he was born in Bashkiria on September 27, 1948. It was the village of Mikhailovka in the Belebeyevsky district. In 1966 he graduated from high school (ten classes) and was drafted into the army (1967). General Romanov, whose biography has significant events, served in the internal troops, where he rose to the rank of sergeant. According to the memoirs of his wife, he matured early, obviously, and this had a significant impact on his future fate, which he decided to associate with the army.
After the end of his military service, Romanov had a desire to become useful to his homeland, and in 1969 he entered the Saratov Military School named after F. Dzerzhinsky. Anatoly studied for three years, after which he remained in the service at this educational institution.
Further career of Anatoly Romanov
An interesting point was that a tradition later appeared in the military institute of Saratov - the presentation of a cash prize. This scholarship was named in honor of the Hero of Russia, Colonel General Romanov. Hand it to the best cadet of the university. It should be noted that even the wife of Anatoly came to the first ceremony.
Career and study of the future General Romanov continued. Soon he became a student of the Combined Arms Academy. Frunze and graduated in 1982. Then he was again sent to serve in the Saratov School - to command the battalion. In 1984, he became deputy commander, and in 1985 he was sent to the Sverdlovsk Region to command the 546th regiment of internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Their task was to guard the strategic defense enterprise.
In 1988, Romanov became the chief of staff of the ninety-fifth division, which was called upon to guard important state facilities, as well as special and special cargoes of internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
In 1989, Anatoly continued his education at the Academy of the General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces. He graduated in 1991, and a year later he was appointed commander of the ninety-sixth division of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs VV. In early 1993, the future General Romanov became the head of the special units of the explosives, which guarded important state facilities and special cargoes. And from the middle of the same year he was appointed deputy commander of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, and then head of the Directorate of Combat Training.
Also, Anatoly Romanov, a general in the future, became a participant in those distant and terrible events that took place in the autumn of 1993 in Russia, namely, the confrontation between the Supreme Council and the President, on whose side he acted.
In 1995, his career went up - Romanov was appointed deputy minister of internal affairs of the Russian Federation. At the same time, Anatoly became the commander of the United PV group in Chechnya. He actively participated in establishing order in that region in the post-war period.
Family life of General Romanov
As always, life is full of contingencies. This happened in the Anatoly family. The future general Romanov met his wife by chance, thanks to his friend, who liked girlfriend Larisa. This happened at a time when he was a cadet at the Saratov Military School.
They walked four together, and sympathy gradually began to appear between the young people, which after a while grew into something more. According to the recollections of the wife of Larisa, Anatoly looked after her very beautifully, always came with flowers (though field flowers). A few months later they got married (Romanov was then in his third year at school). A new, family life began, and Larisa realized that her husband was a real man, and she was behind him, like behind a stone wall.
The young people first lived in an apartment with their parents, after which they were allocated their own housing, which they began to repair. Some time later, the couple had a baby. The daughter was called Victoria. Anatoly has changed a lot since her birth. He and his daughter could do all kinds of children’s and funny things - they ran around the apartment, fought pillows, read fairy tales.
However, there was a lot of seriousness in education. Romanov demanded that Victoria learn to be organized and responsible, instill in her the rules of good form (for this purpose, they went to cafes). An interesting point was how he helped his daughter overcome his fears when he made her recite poetry, because she loved to do it, but was shy.
The whole assassination attempt that happened on October 6, 1995, crossed out this entire family idyll. But even the special condition of General Romanov did not change the attitude of his wife Larisa to him. She also remained faithful to him, looked after him, believed in the best for many years. There was a hope in her that love could do much.
The attempt on Anatoly Romanov
This happened, as was written above, on October 6, 1995 at about one in the afternoon in a tunnel near Minutka Square in Grozny. Romanov was traveling to a meeting with Ruslan Khasbulatov from Khankala when the irreparable happened. A high-explosive device was installed in the tunnel, which was detonated remotely. It contained a charge of approximately 30 kg of TNT.
The attempt was obviously being prepared for Romanov, because the charge was blown up under his car. Two people died right away - driver Vitaliy Matviychenko and Romanov’s assistant, Alexander Zaslavsky. Another private Denis Yabrikov died a few days later. About two dozen people injured and shell-shocked.
The state of General Romanov after the assassination was very difficult. He was immediately sent to the Burdenko hospital, where he stayed for a long time.
Treatment and life of Romanov after the assassination attempt
According to the reviews of those who were on the rescue operation of that attempt, no one believed that Anatoly could be saved. His body was riddled with shards. However, the state of health of General Romanov eventually leveled off, although it did not return to normal. This happened largely due to the fact that he was quickly provided with highly qualified medical care.
Anatoly was immediately sent to the Vladikavkaz hospital as soon as they were identified (which was difficult to do), and very quickly. In medical practice, this is considered a very good chance of a positive outcome. Also, as soon as possible after the wounded Romanov, the Scalpel hospital plane was sent, on which the best doctors of the hospital named after him flew. Burdenko.
On October 7, Anatoly was transferred to the intensive care unit of the hospital. He was there until December 21st. Everyone was worried about the question: “What will happen to General Romanov?” Around his name there was a lot of hype and hype due to the fact that Anatoly was a very famous person.When everything calmed down a little, an experienced neurologist Igor Alexandrovich Klimov was appointed as the treating doctor.
Why exactly him? Since the main injuries were in the area of the head, and during the explosion a hemorrhage occurred in the brain, Romanov was considered a person who received a stroke. Klimov was constantly looking for new opportunities to pull the general’s lost consciousness to the surface.
The victim stayed in this hospital until 2009, then he was transferred to the Main Military Clinical Hospital of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, which is located in Balashikha.
The feat of the wife of General Anatoly Romanov
It should also be noted the special feat that made the wife of Romanov Larisa. This is true love, which overcomes all obstacles in its path and can return from nonexistence, as happened with Anatoly. General Romanov’s state of health is such that it’s very difficult to take care of him, and you have to do this every day. This has been going on for many years, and Larisa Romanova has completely devoted herself to her husband.
She is his hope and savior of the soul, that bridge that connects him, located on the other side, with this world. During the time that treatment continues, Larisa has overcome a lot.
From the moment of the tragedy, when General Romanov fell into a coma, the wife learned to understand him anew by the blinking of her eyelids, by their alarming trembling, and now by hand gestures. Of course, now she understands her husband better than anyone and sees how he rejoices at the arrival of loved ones and relatives, as well as friends.
Also regularly came to visit the father and daughter of the general - Victoria. Now Anatoly also has the granddaughter Anastasia, who grows up as a real tomboy and requires grandfather's attention, although she understands that he is sick.
Larisa Romanova is trying very hard for her husband to live a normal life even in this state. Sometimes they go out of town to their country house. Also recently went to the gifts of the Magi. These trips, of course, require medical insurance in case of unforeseen circumstances, as well as strong assistants, since Anatoly weighs about seventy kilograms, but the benefits are undoubted.
General's condition today
The health of General Romanov has remained unchanged for several years now. Of course, this is a significant improvement compared to what was in the first years after the injury. He does not speak, but can express himself with facial expressions, sometimes with a wave of his hand.
Also, the general is constantly given a massage, he has no bedsores. Of course, this is thanks to the efforts of medical staff and Larisa’s wife. He also practices cycling, can slightly pedal his pedals, though this happens by force. However, such measures are necessary to keep the muscles in good shape.
In addition, music plays in the general’s room, family photographs hang on the walls, sometimes he watches television programs, though he cannot stand military sounds - shooting, explosions. So, if anyone has a question: “Is General Romanov alive or not?”, Then it is quite possible to answer that all the necessary conditions have been created for him.
Further forecasts
What about the general’s future health predictions? It is very difficult to affirm something unambiguously, since there is progress, but it is going in very small steps. For example, through an experimental experiment, it was found that the general can read what is written on a piece of paper. Now, according to his wife, they write a special computer program for him that would allow him to type on the virtual keyboard with his eyes. This would be undoubted progress for further treatment, which General Romanov so desperately needs. Is this Hero of Russia alive or not? Of course, yes, although not like ordinary people. But progress does not stand still, in addition, there were cases when people came out of this state after so many years in it.
Assignment of the rank of Colonel General
Despite what happened to General Romanov, in 1995 he was awarded the rank of Colonel-General by decree of the President of the Russian Federation on November 7th.
General Awards
Anatoly Romanov, Colonel General of Russia, as well as the former Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and the Commander of the Federal Forces in Chechnya, has four medals during his military service.
The first award he received was the Order of the Red Star. This happened back in Soviet times, when Romanov exemplarily performed his military duty.
On the seventh of October 1993, Anatoly received the order "For Personal Courage", and on the thirty-first of December 1994, General Romanov (photo of the award below) receives the order "For Military Merit", and under the first number. This award is given to those soldiers who valiantly fulfill their military duty, as well as perform feats and show courage (by this time Romanov had already visited several hot spots).
The most important and tragic award in his life was the title of Hero of the Russian Federation, which he was awarded on November 5, 1995 after the tragic events on Minutka Square in Grozny. Then he was seriously wounded and fell into a coma for a long time.
The memory of the hero in the cinema
Despite what is happening to General Romanov now, he remains the hero of his country. That is why the documentary was filmed (2013), which tells about the event that crossed out the whole life of this person. It also describes the memories of people who surrounded Romanov - friends, family, direct participants in those events.
The film is called "General Romanov - a dedicated peacemaker." At its premiere, many colleagues and friends of Anatoly visited. And how many warm words have been said, told about the heroism, courage and really peacemaking ability of the general! The release of the film was dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the Hero of Russia Romanov. The film was shot at the expense of the National Unity Foundation.
An interesting point that surfaced during the work on the film is that it was beneficial for someone to eliminate Romanov, because otherwise it could end much earlier and more peacefully, even during the first campaign. He truly had the gift of a peacemaker, as well as a special ability to conduct any negotiations, for which General Romanov suffered, whose biography has such tragic moments.
Conclusion
As we see, it doesn’t matter at all how a person was born; what matters is what he was able to become in the process of his life. Everything is possible with due persistence and aspiration. Indeed, even what is happening to General Romanov now shows his strength of mind, his thirst for life. He has a lot of admirers, those who consider his exploits to be symbols worthy of the highest award.
During his tenure as commander in Chechnya, he prevented many possible bloody clashes only by the power of his word and conviction. At the same time, Romanov achieved disarmament of the population. A schedule for receiving weapons from various militant groups was also agreed. He did a lot so that the war did not start again, but he himself suffered from it.
Every moment of it, lived after an attempt, occurs in the struggle for a normal existence. One should be proud of his feat, give his example to those who are desperate, and also continue to believe in the best. After all, the most important thing is never to give up or give up.