In Spite of All the Devils

Linda was born in Siberia, and at the age of six she was sent to an orphanage. Until the sixth grade, she studied in the orphanage. After moving to the Caucasus with her grandmother, she graduated from high school. Finally having freedom, she left and moved as far from her family as possible.

She graduated from a trade school in the city of Engels in the Saratov region and later graduated from a Polytechnic Institute. After getting married, she gave birth to a son and daughter. When she opened the first private enterprise in her city, she started having issues with her husband's communist beliefs. For four years, she fought to keep her family together, but at the same time, she learned to accept the situation.

In 1994, she was forced to make the life-changing decision to leave her husband. Her political views in no way coincided with the political views of Russia. So, in 1995, she made the journey to America. August 17th, 1995 is the happiest day of Linda’s life. It was the day her family landed in the Miami airport. From that day on, she and her family celebrated August 17th like it was family birthday.