Lukashenko's vanished spouse and rising parade of mistresses
According to all available information, Alexander Lukashenko has walked down the aisle only once. His chosen one was Galina, whom he used to visit for dates 2.5 miles away. At some point, however, the first lady disappeared, and the dictator's parade of mistresses began.
On January 26, 2025, "elections" were organized in Belarus, during which Alexander Lukashenko will once again pretend to have won the mandate of the people. However, during the swearing-in, one key figure will certainly be absent. Although there was never an official divorce, the dictator's first and likely only wife disappeared.
Apparently, it was love at first sight. He was a tall and handsome young man, loved by girls, and she was a petite long-haired brunette. They acted together in a school play. Alexander was Father Frost, and Galina Rodionovna Zhauniarovich played a snowflake.
Lukashenko's first love
Lukashenko was determined to win the heart of his chosen one. For every date, he traveled 2.5 miles one way. He came with flowers, lent her books, and sought the approval of her mother, a teacher who was strict with her daughters. Eventually, he succeeded, and they became a couple.
"Sasha was so handsome that he often hosted school parties. Many girls were in love with him. Because of this, I had a lot of trouble. They said she came and took the best guy," Galina Rodionovna recounted in 2005 in an interview with "Komsomolskaya Pravda."
The couple eventually walked down the aisle in 1975. Very quickly, life became difficult, and rumors reached Galina's ears. Her newlywed husband was already eyeing other women. When the couple's first son was born, Galina spent a year with him in the hospital. What was her husband doing during that time?
The dictator's mistresses
Instead of being with his family, he was learning to gain influence. When he started his political career, he moved to Minsk alone, leaving his wife at home to take care of the children and her mother. Years later, his sons moved to their father, leaving her alone. Over time, their family home became a prison for her. She can travel to the capital only on holidays and is not allowed to talk to the press.
Lukashenko has two sons with Galina—Viktor and Dmitry. Viktor is the Minister of Internal Affairs, and Dmitry serves in the border protection forces. However, the dictator's favorite is his youngest son, Kola, whom he had with one of his mistresses.
Irina Abelskaya became Alexander Lukashenko's personal doctor after his first presidential election victory. She was like his shadow. While Galina was confined to her home, Irina accompanied the dictator on all trips and public appearances. In 2004, Kola was born. Although it has never been publicly confirmed that she is Kola's mother, the resemblance to her is undeniable.
The affair with the personal doctor was not the dictator's only indiscretion. Lukashenko loves surrounding himself with beautiful women. There is no official confirmation of new women entering his life, but the press has reported, for example, on singer Irina Darafeyeva, who allegedly moved into the presidential villa and later pursued a political career.
Miss Russia, Svetlana Korolova, also lived in the dictator's residence, and later Polina Shuba (Miss Belarus 2008) began appearing alongside Lukashenko. They met for the first time at a beauty pageant and later in 2011 at her prom. Lukashenko danced with Shuba, and in 2014 he even took her to visit... his official mother-in-law.
In 2019, a video appeared on social media showing the dictator dancing a waltz with her at a Viennese ball. Shuba is currently a television presenter. Officially in 2015, she married a Belarusian special forces officer, but she still appears alongside Lukashenko.
