Klavdiya Gadyuchkina (1909?/1910?-2025), possibly Russia’s oldest living person, passes away
The Gerontology Research Group is saddened to announce news that Mrs. Klavdiya Gadyuchkina, the oldest living person in Russia, passed away in Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia on 29 November 2025. Her age has not been yet validated by any independent scientific institute, though the Gerontology Research Group is in possession of partial evidence suggesting Mrs. Gadyuchkina may have been born on 5 December 1910. This hasn’t been confirmed beyond resonable doubt due to lack of sufficient documentation.
Klavdiya Gadyuchkina was born as Klavdiya Mikhailovna Krotova in the village of Norskoye, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russian Empire (now Russia) on 5 December 1910 to Mikhail Krotov and his wife Yevlampiya Krotova. Gadyuchkina claimed to have been born on 24 November 1909. However, research conducted by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) determined that her actual birthdate could be 5 December 1910.
At the age of 15, she started working at a spinning mill where she worked her whole life, first as an auxiliary worker, then as a spinner. After the marriage, she lived with her husband and his sister in the same house. The couple had five children.
Her oldest child, Margarita, was 11 years old at the beginning of World War II. Her oldest son, Yevgeny, was born at the beginning of the war. One of her children was born in January 1942, in what Gadyuchkina called “the most difficult time”. Her youngest child was born in 1945. When Gadyuchkina was 44, her husband died due to an injury received at the factory where he worked. Her sons, Sergei and Yevgeny joined the army. Her husband died in 1956, due to an injury received at the factory. She retired after 52 years of work in the factory.
As of November 2019, she had three living children (a daughter and two sons), six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. Even at the age of 110 she is still able to read books without glasses. At the claimed age of 114, she was still able to walk without help.