Anna Chernenko

Anna Chernenko (, née Lyubimova; 3 September 1913 – 25 December 2010) was the wife of Soviet leader Konstantin Chernenko.

Biography Anna Dmitrievna Lyubimova was born into an illiterate family and joined the Pioneer movement and Komsomol in the 1930s.

She was the second wife of Konstantin Chernenko, and the couple had three children: a son and two daughters. However, Anna left professional life later due to the objection of her sister-in-law who insisted that she should focus on her family.

Anna's husband, Konstantin Chernenko, served as the Soviet head of state from 11 April 1984 to 10 March 1985. She reportedly protested over the election of her husband as party leader in 1984, saying "his health would never stand the strain." She was not a public figure like other spouses of the Soviet leaders and was seen with her husband in parliamentary elections in March 1984. The other public appearance was in her husband's funeral in March 1985.