If you read my Biography page then you already know the places where my family lived all around the world for the past 20 years. It is not some 200 pages long, boring manuscript so I suggest you read it.

I'll start with my parents. Both of them have excelled in the field of chemistry and now work in the related fields. Because of their tremendously tireless efforts we all moved from the crummy apartment in Russia to the home we can call our own here in United States.

My mother Marina works at the water treatment plant here in Tyler, Texas. She is the one who observes and monitors the quality of all drinking water for the entire city. Reading a LOT of different books is the interest she had her entire life and still does. When time allows, she and my father like to travel. They already been in several countries and all around Texas, Arizona and New Mexico. (Photo : You can see her next to the valley in the Big Band National Park in South Texas)

My father Sergey is also chemist but he has many other talents to help him along. Right now he translates for oil-refinery equipment selling company that does a lot of business with Russia. Not only is he a great scientist, but he also has an entrepreneurial spark that lead to the creation of his own translating company Applied Linguistics & Research, Inc.. In January, 1998 he is going to celebrate his company's first anniversary! (Photo : My father proudly holds his corporate charter certificate)

Now it is time for my brother Lev. Even though we are twins, we look (and act) nothing alike. Like me, he is currently finishing his 3-rd year at University of Texas at Tyler, majoring in General Business. We always shared everything together, all the happiness and joy as well as occasional sad moments. It is hard for me to imagine now how would our lives turned out if we did not have such a close bond. To mention his interests, I can say that he likes to watch TV, play occasional computer or Nintendo 64 games and talk and read all about his life's passion - Cadillacs.