Draft:Devizenko, Olga Alexandrovna

Devizenko Olga Aleksandrovna (24 July 1929 ― 13 August 2017) was a Soviet and Russian teacher, educator, and a Distinguished citizen of Tula.

Biography
Born on 24 July 1929, in Dnipropetrovsk in a family of civil servants. In 1953, she graduated from Tula State Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical University, majoring as a history teacher. During her studies she was appointed as a secretary of Komsomol organization of the faculty a few times.

Since 1953 she started working as a teacher, and then as a headmaster in Suchopoltavsk school Volovsky District, Tula Oblast, where she promoted herself as a highly-qualified professional.

From 1956 till 1961 she appointed as a member of the Komsomol State Committee, was secretary and member of the bureau.

As decided by the Komsomol State Committee in 1961, in accordance with the order of the Regional Committee for Public Education, Devizenko was appointed director of boarding school No.1 in Tula. This institution was the first educational institution of a new type. In 1964, she was transferred and approved as the head of the Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Proletarian District Committee of the CPSU of the city of Tula. From 1969 to 1977, she was elected as a deputy of the Proletarsky District of the Council of People's Deputies.

In October of 1970, she was elected as a deputy chairman of the executive committee of the Proletarsky District Council of People's Deputies, and served as a member of the executive committee. From 1972 to 1977 she was a member of the Proletarian District Committee, was elected secretary and member of the bureau of the Proletarian District Committee of the Party.

From 1977 to 1986 she worked as deputy chairman of the Tula City Executive Committee, was a deputy and member of the executive committee of the Tula City Council of People's Deputies. There she supervised education, health, culture and sports.

She actively participated in the public life of the city of Tula. She was a member of the Tula Regional Council of Veterans. Retired since 1986, she taught history at school No.71 in the city of Tula, later she taught at school No. 25 in the city of Tula.

Following the decision of the Tula City Duma, No. 72/1578, of August 26, 2009, for its contribution to the development of the education system, Devizenko was awarded the title of Distinguished citizen of Tula.

She lived in the city of Tula. Died on 13 August 2017. Her resting place can be found at Smolensk Cemetery in Tula.

Awards

 * Order of the Red Banner of Labour,
 * Excellent worker of public education.
 * among other medals.
 * Distinguished citizen of Tula (2009).