Orenburg family has six children with same first letter names

Marina, a mother of six from Orenburg, was awarded the Motherhood medal. She shares how her large family lives and how she finds time for herself.

Feb 4, 2026

The Smirnov-Polyantsev family has six children: two boys and four girls. In November 2025, mother Marina was awarded the Motherhood medal. According to her, sports help her manage everything. Marina has been doing fitness since she was 15 and for the last 10 years she has also been coaching.

Marina Smirnova-Polyantseva, a mother of six in Orenburg, discusses raising a large family and balancing personal fitness.

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Vladislav Mitroshin / 56.RU

The family lives in a four-room apartment in a standard nine-story building in Orenburg. The eldest, Maxim, is 22 and is graduating from the A.V. Khrulev Military Academy of Logistics in St. Petersburg. He entered there after the Orenburg Presidential Cadet School. The second son, Matvei, is 14 and followed in his brother«s footsteps, also studying at a cadet school. After the boys, four girls were born: Matrena (12), Marfa (11), Maryana (6.5), and Mikhailina (2.5).

Sports play a big role in the life of the Orenburg woman. When her first child was born, Marina realized that she was good at fitness. At first she practiced by herself, later she started teaching, even during her pregnancies. The woman admits that she recovered easily after all the births and does not rule out a natural factor.