Mother and Child

My mom and I (age 4?), vacationing on Lake Voldai.

Family Portrait

My mother as an infant, with her parents. Ural Mountains region.

Kama River

My mom (left) and some girlfriends, on a bridge overlooking the Kama river.

Chess

My father, age 11 (?), puzzing over chess. He wanted to join the boys' firefighting club--they got to tour the local fire station and climb on the fire trucks. He was rejected, though, because of his nationality--Jew. So he joined the chess club instead.

New Year Portrait

My mother's aunt and cousins.