Alexey Rodikov - our man, a Siberian, was born in the Kolpashevsky district of the Tomsk region on July 5th, 1960. Three years later he moved with his parents to White Yar. Further everything, as usual: school, Komsomol. From the age of 17, Aleksey associated fate with Beloyarskiy timber enterprise.
Before the army had time to work on a narrow-gauge railway. It was a time when they said: the army, but heard: Afghanistan. In 1980, Alexei participated in military operations against the rebels in Afghanistan. Junior sergeant Rodikov returned home with awards: "Warrior-to the internationalist", "70 years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", "From the grateful Afghan people".
You can sigh: the army is behind us. Since January 1981 Rodikov again at the wheel, now he is driving a forest on the MAZ 509. But already in the spring Alexey headed the Komsomol committee of the plant. Then the first secretary of the district committee of the Komsomol was Vyacheslav Smirnov.
Working together has made them friends, and excellent relationships continue to this day. For conscientious work Alexei was awarded a wristwatch. If you like the work, you manage to do a lot: patronize the old people, green the streets of Gagarin, participate in the work of the Komsomol crew, drive the forest from the watch of the "Olympic" Beloyarskiy timber industrial combine, organize and hold ceremonial events dedicated to the veterans of the Great Patriotic War.
Actively helped by Lyudmila Nikolayevna Maskinova, Viktor Vsevolodovich Smirnyagin, Ivan Fedorovich Durnev. "I remember and are grateful to the activists," says Alexei Semenovich, "Marina Chumerina, then the Komsomol secretary from Koolilin, the director of the Young Guard museum Zhelnirovich from Saiga, the lively Lida Kleshnina and many others. Since April 1982, Alexei Semenovich - a member of the CPSU. He has an interesting biography.
Study in the technical school, work in the trade union committee, driver, again study at the Siberian Technological Institute in Krasnoyarsk, for which he received a diploma with honors. Once again I am convinced that the Komsomol is a good step for a future career.
Alexey holds different positions in the forestry complex. Then, after training and training at the US Department of Commerce on environmental management and marketing, in other enterprises. Since 2002 - in the district administration. Alexei Semenovich constantly learns that he helps professionally fulfill the increased responsibilities. Now he works as chairman of the Verkhneket branch of the All-Russian public organization of the Tomsk regional organization "Russian Union of Afghan Veterans".
"I have on the register," he says, "there are more than 120 soldiers in the ranks who took part in the fighting in various points, 17 of them are Afghans (close in spirit). Life, of course, is different, everyone has his own. But, I think, most importantly, these are worthy, responsible guys, occupying important posts, carrying good and patriotism to the masses.
Alexei Semenovich is married, he has two adult sons, two grandchildren, a granddaughter. He cares about them, their health, well-being. Alexei Semenovich likes to rest on the nature, hunting, fishing, and just work in his own yard. "I rejoice at every moment, day, week, year," he says.