This photograph of me was taken in 1968 in Severodvinsk during one of my business trips. I had to go on business trips very often. Sometimes I visited different factories, and sometimes it was necessary to test our new submarines.

My business trips were strictly confidential. Even my wife knew nothing about the time and place I left for. I married her in 1951 when I was a student of the 5th course. My wife’s name was Sara Isayevna. She was born in Leningrad in 1927. During the war she was evacuated and lived near Orenburg. She died in 2002. In the year of our wedding Sara graduated from the historical faculty of Leningrad University. At that time it was extremely difficult for a Jew to be employed as a teacher of history, therefore she started working as a pioneer leader at school. Later she managed to find a place as a history teacher at school.

Our son Mikhail was born in Leningrad in 1952. I am very glad that I have managed to implant a love for chess in him. He has the ranks of Master of Sports and Honored Coach of Russia. He graduated from the Leningrad Polytechnic College and works as an engineer. He has 2 children.