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was born in Moscow on October 15, 1976. I come from an ancient and
intelligent family. My mother's last name was mentioned as far back
as the 12th century. My grandfather is a famous academic. He won
all-state awards and is an inventor from the former U.S.S.R. Patents
for his engineering inventions were sold to most developed countries,
including the U.S. There are still no alternatives to his inventions. |
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During his life my grandfather had to go through a lot of hardships.
His family was sent to concentration camps during the Stalin regime
when he was just 12 years old. He had to survive during World War
Two by himself. Only his mother survived, but when she returned
from the concentration camp 17 years later, her son was already
30 years old. I was around my grandfather a lot. He told me a lot
of amazing stories that later in my life helped me do the right
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When I was born my parents were very young, just past 20. They were
students of the Moscow Technical State University, or MGTY. So from
my early childhood I remember them studying. Even though I didn't
have a babysitter and my mom never interrupted her studies, both
of my parents graduated with honors, and in two years they received
Ph.D.s. I had a great opportunity to learn from them how to reach
goals: not to waste time; to make daily, weekly, monthly and long-term
plans; and to distinguish what is important and what is not.
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