sk , ▁she ▁worked ▁for ▁ 5 ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁mid w ife ▁in ▁her ▁native ▁village . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁she ▁married ▁V ital y ▁Nu ik in , ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁lived ▁ 3 8 ▁years ▁before ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁She ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Office ▁" C " ▁( il legal ▁intelligence ) ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Main ▁Director ate ▁of ▁K GB ▁of ▁the ▁USS R . ▁She ▁passed ▁a ▁special ▁training ▁course ▁for ▁an ▁illegal ▁illegal ▁sc out , ▁perfectly ▁master ing ▁French , ▁Spanish ▁and ▁English . ▁ ▁T ogether ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁V ital y ▁Nu ik in , ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁she ▁worked ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 8 ▁countries . ▁She ▁took ▁a ▁direct ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁specific ▁oper ational ▁tasks ▁of ▁the ▁Center . ▁A ▁married ▁couple ▁of ▁illegal ▁intelligence ▁agents ▁Nu ik ins ▁successfully ▁solved ▁a ▁large ▁range ▁of ▁tasks ▁facing ▁intelligence . ▁They ▁worked ▁in ▁states ▁with ▁a ▁strict ▁administrative ▁and ▁police ▁regime ▁in ▁conditions ▁that ▁pos ed ▁a ▁risk ▁to ▁life . ▁Bra v ely ▁overcome ▁all ▁difficulties . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁established ▁itself ▁as ▁a ▁resource ful ▁and ▁determined ▁employee . ▁She ▁rendered ▁effective ▁assistance ▁to ▁her ▁husband ▁in ▁intelligence ▁activities ▁in ▁special ▁conditions . ▁For ▁courage ▁and ▁hero ism ▁in ▁performing ▁special ▁tasks , ▁she ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Star ▁( for ▁the ▁extra ction ▁of ▁materials