About 8 am on July 4 in the intensive care department of the Viciebsk Regional Hospital passed away sister of the famous writer Vasil Bykov, the nearest relative and the guardian of his memory.

Valentina Vladimirovna Bykova got to the regional hospital on May 30 after a few days it was treated in the Ušačy district hospital. 89-year-old woman brought to the ambulance: On May 27, Valentin Bykova was attacked, and she went to the doctor as much hurt.

Unknown attacker – but the striker has still not been found – came to her house with side entrance. And when the hostess noticed the presence of another man attacked her from behind, she is wrung his hands, and began to choke. Mrs. Bykova screamed and he ran away. At the villagers there is a version that the striker could scare the probability of being caught in a crime – because the house to the river often drive tractors, and some of the drivers could see the stranger.

In Ušačy hospital Valentina Bykova was diagnosed with a fracture of the wrist of the right hand, left arm and several ribs on the left side. During his stay in the Viciebsk regional hospital was added to this post-traumatic pneumonia. Doctors are constantly evaluated her condition as serious – primarily because of the advanced age of the patient. And categorically ruled out the possibility to visit Mrs. Valentina, explaining that the internal rules of the intensive care unit. On the state of her health, doctors refused to communicate by telephone and to see a patient in the intensive care unit, according to the rules of the hospital, in general have the right to immediate family members only. Valentina Bykova there were none.

After the death of his elder brother Vasil Valentine has done a lot to preserve his memory. She corresponded with admirers of his work, a friend of writers and journalists, often gave interviews, talking about Vasil Bykov. When Byčki created memorial homestead-museum, she gave tips on the restoration of the interior of the parent house in which grew Vasil, Valentina and younger brother Mikola.

The place of burial of Valentina Vladimirovna was the cemetery in the village Volcho, Ušačy district. This was the will of the writer's sister to be buried in the cemetery next to her husband.

Radio Liberty