The wife of a military priest from Nizhny Novgorod was awarded the title “Mother Heroine”translated

Prikhody.ru 09/24/2026. By decree of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin, Elena Vadimovna Ilyicheva, the wife of the clergyman of the Nizhny Novgorod diocese, Archpriest Viktor Ilyichev, was awarded the title “Mother Heroine” for her services in strengthening the institution of family and raising children. The Ilyichev family is raising eleven children - five sons and six daughters. The older children have already created their own families, and the couple have five grandchildren.

“The Ilyichev family is an example of how love, mutual support and responsibility help raise worthy people. Behind all the achievements of children is the daily work of parents. The title “Mother Heroine” is the highest appreciation of Elena’s maternal work and contribution to strengthening the large family. Today, supporting such families is one of the key tasks of the national project “Family”,” the press service of the diocese quotes Igor Sedykh, Minister of Social Development and Family Policy of the Nizhny Novgorod Region.

“In a large family there is always more love and care. The most important thing is to teach children to support each other, respect their elders, take care of the younger ones and be ready to help those who need it,” says Elena Ilyicheva. The family pays great attention to the education and development of children,…