

Elena Vladimirovna Sedova (Postolovskaya), age 84, of Kennesaw, GA, died December 13, 2018. Sep 12, 1934 – Dec 13, 2018
Elena
(Lyolya called by her parents and friends or Loyla called by her grandchildren)
was born to the family of a prominent Soviet chemical engineer and
inventor Vladimir Postolovskiy and his wife Zoya. He was a victim of Stalinist
repressions. So Elena was growing up as a daughter of “the enemy of
the Soviet people”. She was very intelligent , liked reading and playing
piano. She loved art and enjoyed museum visits. She was writing
poetry. She graduated from the Agricultural Sciences Academy in 1956 and got a
Ph.D. in biology in 1968. She was doing research in biochemistry as her
profession.
She
met her husband Vladimir Sedov in Moscow in 1956. They fell in love at
first sight and married the same year. He was doing postgraduate
studies in MGIMO (Moscow State Institute of International Relations) at that
time and they had an exciting life together for almost ten years. They had
their daughter Nadia born. They were always surrounded by friends,
Vladimir had an outstanding career in the Soviet international
affairs, he traveled internationally and was doing research. After
they divorced, Elena pursued her professional career.
Since
early 1990’s she was retired and was traveling to the USA every year to
stay with her daughter’s family. She adored her grandchildren. She moved to the
USA permanently in 2011 and became a US citizen. A funeral mass will be held on Saturday, December 22, 2018, 1:00 PM, at Saint Mary of Egypt Orthodox Church, in Roswell, GA. Georgia Funeral Care & Cremation Services, Acworth, GA, 678-574-3016.
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