'World's oldest person' dies: Russian woman Koku Istambulova, who survived Stalin's Repressions, passes away at 129
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A Russian woman named Koku Istambulova who was believed to be the oldest person to have ever lived has died at the age of 129. According to accepted pension records in Russia, Koku would have turned 130 in June. Koku Istambulova had made headlines by saying she had never lived a single happy day in her long life. Koku Istambulova was a survivor of Stalin’s repressions.
