Baiba, a sincere grandmother who has celebrated her 90th birthday in Latvia: “Half the country grew up with her voice” | Names

We find ourselves in a life situation where we have to talk to our loved ones through a computer screen. The same thing happened to Baiba Skursten-Serdiuke: he greeted his grandmother on the occasion of his 90th birthday with a video call. And so that the greeting was not only remote, the interpreters also made a small gift on the jubilee of the aunt. Of course, this does not redeem intimacy, being close and experiencing laughter. Everything seems to have fallen only in memories.

However, neither the computer screen nor the distance will change a thing: it is an invaluable experience, life lessons, that Baiba learned from his grandmother Velta Skurstenes. And learning was really one thing. After all, her relative in Latvia is a deserving actress, who has received many honorable awards, and her voice that was heard in childhood is still heard in the lives of some.

So the moment of looking at those who have brought our lives to life has also helped us move forward. Not expecting anything, sincerely about Velta – Baiba in a conversation with 15 minutes.

On his childhood with his grandmother and his activities that became inspiration

“She has always been my point of reference,” Baiba immediately describes to her grandmother in her most beautiful words, recalling her childhood days in Riga. Although the artist’s father went to live in Liepaja at a young age, he found a lover there and created a life with her, but Baiba and his sister were constantly drawn by the endless desire to visit Velta, no matter how strongly he resisted. father.

“We always wanted to go with my grandmother. Your house is neat. She is a pedantic, always beautiful, uptight, with dyed hair. It can always be seen as fun.

I wanted to have a connection with her, even though Dad was a bit opposed. Perhaps because of the pain of childhood, because he was educated with rigor. That made her feel a bit unsatisfied, ”recalls B. Skurstene-Serdiukė, wondering how her father could have forbidden them to meet her grandmother when she played the role of Captain Enrik’s watch with her as a teenager.

And after all, Velta, as her granddaughter says, is very funny and listening to her is infinitely good. What can we say about the way of speaking that Baiba remembers as best as possible today? In Latvia, we have one where the limb is cut off. He also told jokes and poems. I just looked in disgust. She was able to get me involved. “

Therefore, B.Skursten-Serdiukė is surprised that at one point in her life, her grandmother was expelled from university. And for some surprising reason, the woman was told that she wasn’t talented enough. And today she is already a respected Latvian actress, who has won many awards.

“She has always been an inspiration to me, and what an exceptional voice she has! Many fairy tales for children have become famous – half of Latvians have grown up with their voice. If you asked Latvians if they knew her, they wouldn’t even hesitate to answer “yes”. However, when I myself said more than once that she was my grandmother, no one believed me. And that is due to his strange surname “, he is proud.

However, Baiba does not hide the fact that she misses more than these childhood stories, but the simpler conversations with her grandmother, the sincere hugs, and the simple fact of being around.

“I love her very much, I respect her. It is a ray of sunshine for many people. After all, a lot of children have been raised with their fairy tales, so it’s like they’re not only my grandmother, but everyone’s grandmother and girlfriend as well. You can’t stop loving her, ”says the singer with the most beautiful words about her grandmother.

Baiba is also fascinated by the positivity, the optimism of her grandmother, and the fact that a woman does not lose her charisma even now, at such a respectable age: “When I listen to her interview, she speaks very logically. And with such vivid words! “

However, the interlocutor admits that the honorable Latvian actress, who has rethought her life, is somewhat critical of him. “It is strange, but the grandmother believes that she has not done anything in her life yet. Of course, she has not filmed several dozen films, maybe ten, but she is more of a theater actress”, reflects the interpreter.

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However, Baiba has received fewer and fewer hugs and stories reminiscent of Baiba’s childhood in recent years. Living in Lithuania, children born briefly stopped traveling to Latvia. However, the interpreter hopes that in the future she can still show her grandmother her daughter born this year. Certainly not in the current circumstances.

“I rarely go to Latvia, and I visit her at least once or twice a year. More than a year ago, we took her to teach to Antanas so she could see her promoter. We also wanted to take Anna, but health is more important in this case, ”he thinks.

However, Baiba remembers her grandmother’s joy when she learned of her granddaughter’s successful life in Lithuania, two lovely grandchildren who grew up here. “And when he saw Antanėlis alive, he was filled with joy. It was an invaluable experience for me,” smiles the interviewee.

The artist hopes that her children have the same connection with the promoter that she had with her sister as a child. Baiba even wonders how incredible the resemblance of his son Antanas is to Velta’s son, his father: “In some photos, that resemblance is really visible and it’s funny. Unfortunately, my dad is forever. The subject is painful, but when you see a little man who looks like him, only warm feelings embrace him. “

At that time, Baiba’s resemblance to her grandmother was not so remarkable: the artist believes that her features were inherited more from her sister. However, the similarities between Baiba and Velta are reflected elsewhere, as they are both people on stage, and as the artist jokes, they went to torture the stage floor together. Oh, and my granddaughter loves Velta songs.

“She is proud of me. Once upon a time, I used to send recordings of my songs. At a respectable age, it’s a bit more complicated with computers and equipment, so sometimes my aunt would show herself,” recalls the artist.

And her grandmother visited Lithuania only six years ago, during Baiba’s wedding. Then there was no shortage of joy: he laughed, danced and enjoyed the holidays with all his relatives and guests.

“It was in that year that he made his last film about retirees who still have gunpowder. My grandfather also played there, although he is not an actor. He is seven years younger to my grandmother than I am to my husband. They live together most of their lives. ” 15 minutes Baiba said.