European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ftp fill it Lido Raisa Gorbachev Here with her husband at end of a state visit to indians playing a role Moat soviets find hard to grasp. Moscow s first lady raising eyebrows in Russia by Carol  associated Pressi n the West. Raisa Maximova Gorbachev raises the esteem of soviet women with her slyly. Confidence and High Public profile but Al Homo she raises eyebrows and suspicions White westerners end to Admire the 55 year old Wile of communist party Leader Mikhail s Gorbachev she plays a role most soviets find Dif Tichtl to grasp mrs Gorbachev a grandmother and a sociologist has a compared her Hus tend on Allol his inns abroad drawing atle lion Irani westerners unaccustomed to seeing a Graceful attractively dressed woman at the Side of a Kremlin Boss. She is to accompany Gorbachev to Washington Tor the Summit meeting with president Reagan Hal begins monday Many americans ask us to visit their towns  and Statos their Irmo Tler Homes. Mrs Gorbachev told reporters no the recent opening of an Ami can a i Cabbil in to  sri Stuj of the Jar.  their keys to their Hou i in the Public first lady is unknown the reception for mrs Gorbachev is nol always so warm. Some russians arc confused by mrs. Gorbachev s presence at official functions. What is she doing Oul there that s what everyone is Ash ing said one soviet journalism. We be never had a Leader who takes his wife around Wilh  the journalist said her colleagues in the soviet press Are Al Fau Luor failing to explain Hal the wives of world leaders Ollen have official duties she is just trying to make us look Ike a developed  said the journalist who asked that she not be quoted by name. The poised and demure mrs Gorbachev Ca pollen be seen on Soviel television gazing Al Lent ively at her husband As he Speaks to crowds of workers or exchanges Gre Ohns with foreign loaders Bui she is never identified in the film reports who is she an elderly muscovite demanded Hoal Cidy while watching television coverage of Gorbachev s visit to the Southern he sinn cily of Krasnodar last year she has no business in parly affairs i inc of Janc Are harm to his business Here or abroad but he said he had no official relationship with mrs. Gorbachev. She has. However been Active m promoting an Exchange of fashion and design ideas Wilh Western firms and holds an official position As a member of the soviet cultural fund a body created last year id promote the aits and development of Young Talent. Born Raisa Maximova Titorenko Sha met Gorbachev at the boarding House where both lived while Slud cols at Moscow stale University. She studied sociology. He took a degree in Law. They married and returned to his native Stavropol Region in Southern Russia after he graduated in 1955. When Gorbachev returned to Moscow As a rising party of facial mrs Gorbachev look a Obas a lecturer Al her Alma mater bul she gave up Thel Post alter her husband became communist party chief the Gorbachev have one daughter. Nna a physician who is about 3u i inti and her husband. Analogy , have two Page 18 the stars and stripes sunday. December 6, 1987