Russia: 83-years-old postwoman still works the same mountain route

oldest postal worker in Russia has been walking same route she has been working for over last 50 years. eighty-three-year-old Russian worker has walked same mountain route in Caucasus Republic of North Ossetia which is a federal subject of Russia. eighty-three-year-old Ekaterina Dzalaeva delivers mail between districts of Mizur, Buron and Tsei.

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Dzalaeva postal route covered a round trip distance of approximately 40 km

Dzalaeva postal route covered a round trip distance of approximately 40 kilometres (25 miles). Dzalaeva would cover her postal delivery route completely on foot and she did this six days a week. In recent times, Dzalaeva states that now she frequently gets lifts from passing cars to her destination and does not walk as far as she previously would. 

oldest postal woman in Russia ds that she finds it easier when she is walking. She states she finds it easier as when she walks she chats and interacts with people. Ekaterina Dzalaeva furr ds that she was inspired when she was a child by a local postman who brought news from front during World War 2. 

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Ekaterina as a child h always envisioned to become a postwoman

When Ekaterina as a child h always envisioned that when she would grow up, she was certain to become a postwoman. She said that as a child she dreamt of becoming a postwoman as re would be people waiting for her to come and that y would love her, she ded. Russian postwoman took a decision to give up school around year 1958 as re was no one to look after land and cut hay. In between taking care and tending land, Dzalaeva missed mission period for her local school. As destiny would have it, it was during this period that young Dzalaeva discovered that was no postman at post office and asked manager to employ her. Dzalaeva states that manager asked her if she could work. To which she said that she would do her best to. Ekaterina Dzalaeva furr stated that she did not imagine n that she would be still at same job 50 years later. 

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