My Life in Bolshevik Russia. Book 1 is a collection of unique information about events that happened in Russia in the 20th century, many of which were tragic for our wonderful family. However, life goes on For my grandchildren and great-grandchildren, scattered all over the world, I want to quote the wonderful words of an outstanding scientist, who was shot in a Cheka basement in 1918, but eventually moved to the United States and became the founder of the American School of Sociology. "...Whatever may happen in the future, I know that I have learned three things which will forever remain convictions of my heart as well as of my mind. Life, even the hardest life, is the most beautiful, wonderful, and miraculous treasure in the world. Fulfillment of duty is another beautiful thing, making life happy and giving to the soul the unconquerable force to sustain ideals-this is my second conviction. And my third is that cruelty, hatred, and injustice never can and never will be able to create a mental, moral, or material millennium..." Pitirim A. Sorokin