Granddads

Me, age 4, with my grandfather (left) and his brother.

Girl and Doll

A relative of my grandfather's--not sure who; the family tree gets complicated here. Taken somewhere in Siberia in 1953.

Family

My mom's uncle and his wife, with their daughter, Katya (my mother's cousin), in Nizhny Novgorod (?), in the 1950s.

Grandmother in Tatarstan

My mom's maternal grandmother, in Tatarstan, in the 1960s. My mother's side of the family is Tatar.

Mushroom Eaters

My mom (9 months pregnant with me), my paternal grandfather (middle), and his brother pretend to eat just-picked mushrooms while vacationing in the country. Mushroom-picking is big in Russia.

Siblings

My mom (on the stool), with her older sisters and brother. Ural Mountain region, early 1960s.

Three generations

My grandfather, a relative of his (a nephew?) and I.

The relative's name is Emil and he has since immigrated to Israel.

New Year Portrait

My mother's aunt and cousins.