Before My Time
Great-Great-Grandparents
Nina
My Mom’s High School Album – 1
My Time
In the USSR
Early Childhood
Children’s Fashions in the 1960s
A field trip to Oranienbaum, summer 1967
Summer 1967 – Pictures with my father
The First Trip I Remember 1968
Elementary School
Elementary School in the Soviet Union, 1
Elementary School in the Soviet Union, 2
Middle School
How Math Became My Favorite Subject, But Not Right Away
Eighth Grade and Specialized Schools
What I Thought About the Foreign Countries
University
Getting Into College and Soviet Anti-Semitism
More About Getting Into College in the Soviet Union
My First Semester at the University
Attending the University: Social Studies
Attending the University: English and PE
Attending the University: Learning Programming
Attending the University: Military Studies, Scheduling, and Transportation
Attending the University: A Typical Day
Attending the University: Math-Mech Days
Native People of the Far North
How I Went Abroad for the First Time (Part 1)
My First Trip Abroad – Preparation (Part 2)
My Trip to East Germany (Part 3)
Dating and Getting Married While Being a Student
Beginning of the Tech Career
Getting the First Job After College
Perestroika
Switching to the New Economic Model
About the Last Russian Revolution
In Russia
Parenting During the Economic Collapse
Late Spring – Early Summer 1992
Early Fall 1992: Work, School, and Daycare
Fall 1992: Finding a Stable Daycare
Winter 1992-1993: a Second Job
Working at UrbanSoft: Winter 1992-93
How I was fired from Urbansoft
Igor at the Boarding School: 1992-1994
More on Special Ed Boarding Schools
Fall 1995. Anna’s Ballet Classes
How I Decided To Go To America
Getting Ready To Go To America
In the USA
Flying To America For The First Time
How My Life In America Started And About My First CEO
Hettie's Reflections 