Klavdiya Gadyuchkina

Klavdiya Mikhailovna Gadyuchkina (; née Krotova; 5 December 1910 – 29 November 2025) was a Russian supercentenarian. She was the oldest living person in Russia at the time of her death, and the oldest Russian ever recorded.

Biography Gadyuchkina was born on 5 December 1910 (Gadyuchkina claimed to be born on 24 November 1909, but was verified as being born 5 December 1910.)

At the age of 15, she started a job at the spinning factory, where she continued to work for over 40 years. She worked first as a labourer, then as a spinner and assistant foreman, and was recognized as a Stakhanovite for her hard work. a naval officer,

Old age and death In November 2014, she was reported to have six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. In her old age, she became an avid reader, and was said to "devote all her free time to reading". She read books and newspapers and tried to stay up-to-date on sociopolitical matters. In January 2022, she visited the Yasnye Zori sanitorium in Yaroslavl.

Gadyuchkina died on 29 November 2025, at the age of 114 years and 359 days, a few days after being hospitalised. At the time of her death, she was the oldest living Russian person, and the oldest Russian ever recorded.