Stanislava Glinnik: My Grandfather Refused to Live in the Residence in Drazdy

Shushkevich's granddaughter - about her life principles.

The granddaughter of the first head of independent Belarus Stanislav Shushkevich, the leader of the Belarusian Youth Hub Stanislav Glinnik, told journalist Yevgeny Klimakin about the principles of her family in the Studio X97 program.

- This is not even a stereotype, but the way it develops in life is that most often people, who were in such high positions as your grandfather, their families, live in luxury. These are some kind of houses, expensive cars. Is your family rich or do you live modestly?

- This rather refers to the families of officials of corrupt regimes. After all, my grandfather, when he was in power, was not a corrupt official. We used to live modestly - we live modestly now. Even then, my grandfather refused to live in the residence in Drazdy.

He lived in his own apartment and had one security guard who sat on a stool next to him. He was also invited home, to the table.

Our family has never been distinguished by a craving for a luxurious life, gold. Nobody needs it, there are other values, it seems to me. If we can earn by honest labor, then, of course, it's great to live well, but if all this should be tied to corruption, nepotism, and so on, then why?