A woman thought to be the oldest person ever to have lived passed away at the age of 129. Koku Istambulova, a survivor of Stalin's repressions, was set to turn 130 in June 2019, according to recognised pension records in Russia. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT She was believed to be older than a woman listed in the Russian Book of Records who passed away last month purportedly aged 128, officials thought. Koku made headlines last year when she declared that she had not experienced a single happy day in her lengthy life. Her grandson Iliyas Abubakarov reported that she had...