{"id":296,"date":"2026-06-22T17:38:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T14:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culdem.com.ua\/?page_id=296"},"modified":"2026-08-07T10:35:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T07:35:01","slug":"sofia-kiseolar-a-story-of-tireless-work-and-human-persistence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/culdem.com.ua\/eng\/sofia-kiseolar-a-story-of-tireless-work-and-human-persistence\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0421\u041e\u0424\u0406\u042f \u041a\u0406\u0421\u0415\u041e\u041b\u0410\u0420 &#8212; \u0406\u0421\u0422\u041e\u0420\u0406\u042f \u041d\u0415\u0412\u0422\u041e\u041c\u041d\u041e\u0407 \u041f\u0420\u0410\u0426\u0406 \u0406 \u041b\u042e\u0414\u0421\u042c\u041a\u041e\u0407 \u0421\u0422\u0406\u0419\u041a\u041e\u0421\u0422\u0406."},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h g-html i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols offset_small\"><div class=\" full-width\">[vc_raw_html]JTNDbGluayUyMGhyZWYlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRmZvbnRzLmdvb2dsZWFwaXMuY29tJTJGY3NzMiUzRmZhbWlseSUzREZvcnVtJTI2ZGlzcGxheSUzRHN3YXAlMjIlMjByZWwlM0QlMjJzdHlsZXNoZWV0JTIyJTNFJTBBJTNDc3R5bGUlM0UlMEElMjAlMjAuY3VzdG9tLXRpdGxlJTIwJTdCJTBBJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwZm9udC1mYW1pbHklM0ElMjAlMjdGb3J1bSUyNyUyQyUyMHNlcmlmJTIwJTIxaW1wb3J0YW50JTNCJTBBJTIwJTIwJTdEJTBBJTNDJTJGc3R5bGUlM0U=[\/vc_raw_html][vc_raw_html]JTNDbGluayUyMGhyZWYlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRmZvbnRzLmdvb2dsZWFwaXMuY29tJTJGY3NzMiUzRmZhbWlseSUzRE1vbnRzZXJyYXQlM0F3Z2h0JTQwNDAwJTNCNzAwJTI2ZGlzcGxheSUzRHN3YXAlMjIlMjByZWwlM0QlMjJzdHlsZXNoZWV0JTIyJTNFJTBBJTNDc3R5bGUlM0UlMEElMjAlMjBib2R5JTIwJTdCJTBBJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwZm9udC1mYW1pbHklM0ElMjAlMjdNb250c2VycmF0JTI3JTJDJTIwc2Fucy1zZXJpZiUyMCUyMWltcG9ydGFudCUzQiUwQSUyMCUyMCU3RCUwQSUzQyUyRnN0eWxlJTNF[\/vc_raw_html]<div class=\"g-cols wpb_row offset_small vc_inner \"><div class=\" full-width vc_hidden-xs\">[vc_custom_heading text=&#187;SOFIA KISEOLAR &#8212; A STORY OF TIRELESS WORK AND HUMAN PERSISTENCE.&#187; font_container=&#187;tag:h2|font_size:50|text_align:left|color:%230a0a0a|line_height:1.1&#8243; el_class=&#187;custom-title&#187;]<div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper \"><div class=\"align-icon\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"aio-icon-img \" style=\"font-size:3000px;display:inline-block;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-icon\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/culdem.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Line-68-scaled.jpg\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row offset_small vc_inner \"><div class=\" full-width vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm\">[vc_custom_heading text=&#187;SOFIA KISEOLAR &#8212; A STORY OF TIRELESS WORK AND HUMAN PERSISTENCE.&#187; font_container=&#187;tag:h2|font_size:22|text_align:left|color:%230a0a0a&#187; google_fonts=&#187;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#187;]<div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper \"><div class=\"align-icon\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"aio-icon-img \" style=\"font-size:3000px;display:inline-block;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-icon\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/culdem.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Line-68-scaled.jpg\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#187;We continue to share the stories of our dear grandparents, whom the team of the NGO \u201cCulture of Democracy\u201d meets during the implementation of the \u201cCaring Hearts\u201d project in the Odessa region.<\/p>\n<p>This time our story is about Sofia Fedorovna Kiseolar, a resident of the village of Bessarabske, Bolgrad district, who turned 100 this year.<br \/>\nWe continue to share the stories of our dear grandparents, whom the team of the NGO \u201cCulture of Democracy\u201d meets during the implementation of the \u201cCaring Hearts\u201d project in the Odessa region.<br \/>\nSofia Fedorovna is living history. When she was 15 years old, World War II began. At that time, Bessarabia belonged to Romania. Then the Soviet government came, and in 1941, the Nazi occupation. Sofia Fedorovna knows about war and famine from her own life. And now she is forced to experience a new war.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a difficult life, Sofia Fedorovna has always remained strong. She raised three sons, the youngest of whom, 70-year-old Anatoly, now takes care of her mother. Sofia Fedorovna worked in a hospital for many years, and after retirement, she was a cook for another two decades. Her life path is an example of tireless work and human resilience.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Sofia Fedorovna warmly welcomed our team and admitted that she had recently weakened a little. But she does not complain about life &#8212; she only recalls her experiences with the wisdom of a person who has seen a whole century of history.<\/p>\n<p>It was a great honor for our team to meet this strong woman and support her within the framework of the \u201cCaring Hearts\u201d project. Thanks to this initiative, people of respectable age living in the most remote communities of the Odessa region receive not only humanitarian assistance, but also an important sense of support and attention.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The &#171;Caring Hearts&#171; project is supported by the international organization Church World Service CWS and the Regional Development Agency of Odessa Oblast. 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