Cook in a famous restaurant.
Perhaps because the young president knew little about his grandfather, what was said above was slightly different from the actual situation at that time. According to Putin, it seems that his grandfather Spiridon worked as a cook in Lenin's house. However, according to relevant researchers, Spiridon did work as a cook in Gaoke Town. However, it was in the Gaoke sanatorium, not in Lenin's home. Besides, when he came to Gork, Lenin had already died. Gaoke sanatorium was established in 19 18. The main people who come here to recuperate are the leading cadres of the Russian Communist Party (Bolshevik). Spiridon was skilled and upright, and soon gained the trust and attention of the leaders of nursing homes. Therefore, the leader specially assigned him to cook for Lenin's wife Krupskaya and her sister Maria in the nursing home every day. Until their death, they didn't change their second chef. Lenin's younger brother Dmitry also came to the nursing home for dinner from time to time.
Spiridon was born in poverty. At the age of 65,438+05, he began to study in St. Petersburg and devoted himself to learning cooking techniques. After five years as a teacher, he moved to several famous hotels in St. Petersburg. After that, Spiridon stayed in Vilnius (Lithuanian capital) for several years.
Love reading.
Spiridon has been a cook all his life. From the memories of Putin's cousin mikhailov Vicky and his father Alexander, people can have a general understanding of the old man: "Before the Great Patriotic War, I spent every summer with my grandfather," mikhailov Vicky recalled fondly. "Later, my father died at the front. At that time, I was still young It can be said that my grandparents brought me up. I have never seen grandpa drink too much, but he smokes a lot. Grandpa has two hobbies: one is fishing; The second is to read a lot. In the late 1930s, the state decided to build Lenin Museum in Gaoke Town and closed the sanatorium. The staff here were then transferred to all directions. Grandpa was placed in the Skoye sanatorium in Ilya. He has cooked for many important people, including culture ministers Futtseva, Gridchin, Kapitonov, Khrushchev, the first secretary of Moscow Municipal Committee, and even Khrushchev's mother. During the Great Patriotic War, Grandpa worked in the Ogliovo Villa of Soviet intelligence director shcherbakov for a while. "
Putin's father, Alexander, has vivid memories, which makes people more familiar with this old chef who has worked hard all his life with stunts.
"Stalin often goes to Gaoke sanatorium under a pseudonym, and my father cooks for him personally every time." Alexander said, "My father never said anything about it. Only once, he said that Stalin was strict with others, but he was fair. Father doesn't like talking. What he admires most is the Lenin family. He said more than once that he had personally entertained countless people, but he had never seen such a good family as Lenin's! Father is good at cooking and everything! He is a versatile man, especially good at cooking meat and fish. Anyone who has tasted his father's craft always praises him. Until he was 72 years old, he attended the banquet in person. But he hates being pointed at when he is cooking. "
Stubborn personality
Spiridon is also a stubborn old man. Usually, whenever something or something doesn't suit his mind, he immediately takes off his apron and leaves. The people present hurried to chase after him, and it was only after coaxing that he was persuaded to come back. There are all kinds of spirits and snacks in the wine cellars of Gauerk Sanatorium and Ilya Skoye Sanatorium. Spiridon is in charge of the key to the wine cellar, but he never takes anything home, not even a piece of bread. He lives a simple life and only lives in two cabins with his wife. When he retired, although he only gave 120 rubles a month, he didn't want anything. Everyone says that old people can't be better.
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Spiridon seldom cooks at home. Even if the guest comes, he can't cook. This family only serves simple meals. He has six children (four sons and two daughters), and his wife ivanova is in charge of housework. Their whole family always get along well and never quarrel. Sometimes when old people are in the mood, they can't help showing off their skills at home. At this time, the old people always teach their children some stunts with great interest: how to stew fish, what seasoning to add, when to put meat in water, how to mix noodles and so on. But this skill was only passed on to Spiridon's family, and he never showed off his skills to outsiders, much less boasted about his experience as a chef for a "big official". It turns out that although the old man has been cooking all his life and his skills are superb, he is not satisfied with the chef's business. He even thinks that this job has no future.
"Father often said in a contemptuous tone, what is this skill? You managed to cook a table of dishes, and people divided it by three times and five times, and soon ate it all. After dinner, they wiped their mouths and left. In the end, I won't even leave you a little souvenir. " Alexander finally recalled, "My father felt very sorry that he didn't become an engineer or architect in his life. He doesn't want the children to follow in his footsteps. He hopes that we can all achieve great things and do great things. My father loves reading, and there happen to be many books in the director's house of Ilya Skoye. Whenever he is free, he is immersed in reading. At his age, he often stays up reading. The director has asked him to read all the books at home. "
Spiridon died on 1965 at the age of 86. Putin is only 12 years old. When he was a child, Putin visited the Ilya Skoye Guest House many times and spent many unforgettable times with his grandparents. I'm afraid Spiridon never dreamed that nearly 40 years later, his grandson Putin became the Russian president. If the old man who longed for power all his life had knowledge underground, he would surely die laughing. ...