Her is Ira and her husband, Vasila, and their daughters, Olesya and Anya, taken the first day of first grade for Olesya. In Russia, the first day of school is a big holiday and children get dressed up and boys and girls bring flowers to school for the teachers.

Vasila, a helicopter pilot, was killed three years ago when his helicopter crashed. His passenger was a wealthy businessman, and somebody sabotaged the helicopter.

Here’s an old photo of Svetlana (left) and her sister Ira. The photo was taken shortly after Svetlana gave birth to Nina.

Here we are eating an incredible breakfast with Svetlana’s cousin, Ira, and her daughter, Annya. The breakfast included caviar, liver soup, borscht, some kind of cantelope, bread, meat cutlets, pastries, candy, and coffee