The Aida Aniulyte-Lithuanian-Twin is a rare find in the field of ethnic Russian twins, and in fact, it is believed to be the oldest known twin ever documented. It was found nearly two years ago in the village of Akhtala, in the region of Ingushetia, in Ukraine. The woman, who was approximately thirty-five years old at the time, was not my wife or I’s mother, but was a local woman who had been married to an American serviceman in the army, later became a US citizen and changed her name. The woman’s husband had died several years before our arrival, so she was not related to his family by blood, nor was she his direct offspring by marriage. She appeared to be the mother of two children, as indicated by the age at birth, which was eight months and eleven months for her.
Due to the complete lack of dental records, we are not certain of the woman’s exact height, but a friend who knew her well during the war, confirmed that she was slightly taller than I am, by one inch. Aida, being a very tiny female Russian twin, probably weighed just under two hundred and fifty pounds at birth. The woman did not have a twin brother, and was thus the only Russian twin reported in this regard. Unfortunately, her exact age remains unknown.
Aida became a doctor in the Ukraine military hospital following the war and lived in Odessa region. During this period she continued to receive medical treatment, and appeared to be healthy during at least part of her life. Then, around two years ago, she developed a rash on the back of her head. Although it was nowhere near as severe as her birth defect, it was quite painful, and she was forced to retire from her job soon afterwards. It is possible that this caused her to delay the process of getting her twin brother, Aida Vasilevsky.