Koku Istambulova Oldest Woman In the World has something to say

• Chechen woman Koku Istambulova was born on June 1, 1889.
• The average lifetime in modern times is 79 years.
• Long life is not at all God’s gift for me – but a punishment,’ she says.

Everyone want to live a lovely, pleasant, long, and healthy life and watch their kids and grandkids grow up. The average lifetime in modern times is 79 years, yet a 128-year-old woman has claimed to be the oldest person ever.

Chechen woman Koku Istambulova talked briefly about her life and her reasons for thinking that being alive this long has been a punishment.

Istambulova, who will soon reach 129 years old, thinks that God is punishing her for living so long since she has never experienced joy.

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Istambulova was born on June 1, 1889, and according to her birth certificate, which was issued by the Russian government, she had a more eventful life than she ever imagined.

She experienced the conclusion of World War II at age 55, the Russian Revolution at age 27, and the fall of the Soviet Union at age 102.

Looking back on her past, Istambulova recalls seeing terrifying Nazi German tanks pass by her family’s home in a Chechen town.

Later, she and her family were exiled to Kazakhstan and Siberia by Stalin when he accused them of cooperating with the Nazis, along with the whole Chechen nation.

When Istambulova was questioned about her astonishing age, she revealed the following details about her long life:

“It was God’s will, I did nothing to make it happen,” said Istambulova, who shuns meat but loves fermented milk. “I see people [who live long] going in for sports, eating something special, keeping themselves fit, but I have no idea how I lived until now. I have not had a single happy day in my life. I have always worked hard, digging in the garden. I am tired. Long life is not at all God’s gift for me – but a punishment.”

“I survived the Russian Civil War [after the Bolshevik revolution], the Second World War, the deportation of our nation in 1944 and through two Chechen wars,” she said. “And now I am sure that my life was not a happy one.

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remember tanks with Germans passing our house. It was scary. But I tried not to show this, we were hiding in the house. Life in Kazakhstan was the hardest for us. When in exile – we lived in Siberia too – but in Kazakhstan, we felt how the Kazakhs hated us. Every day I dreamed of going back home. Working in my garden helped me to get rid of my sad thoughts but my soul always wanted home.”

“We were brought up with very strict rules and we were very modest in our clothes,” she said. “I remember my granny beat me and reprimanded because my neck was visible. And then Soviet times came and women quickly began to wear more open clothes. Looking back at my unhappy life, I wish I had died when I was young. ‘I worked all my life. I did not have time for rest or entertainment. We were either digging the ground or planting the watermelons. When I was working, my days were running one by one. And now I am not living, I am just dragging through.”