Four Generations

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Digging in old photos I found three pictures of my father, grandfather and great-grandfather, all wearing military or military-style clothing. I took a picture of myself in my favorite NYPD-style jacket and created this list of four generations of my family. Notice the three repeating familiy names (reflected in first names and patronymics)– Mihail/Michael, Yakov/Jack, and Zinoviy/Zalman.

Lost Generation:
Zalman Mihailovich Krakovskiy, my great-grandfather, civilian, in his late forties.

Greatest Generation:
Yakov Zalmanovich Krakovskiy, my grandfather, Senior Sergeant, Red Army, in his thirties. The picture seems to be taken in front of some crates of Lend-Lease equipment in 1943.

Baby Boom Generation:
Zinoviy Yakovlevich Krakovskiy, my father, Lieutenant, Soviet Army, in his late twenties.

Generation X:
Michael Zinovievich Krakovskiy, myself, civilian, almost 30.

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  18. This is just lovely. I treasure the best photos I have of my grandfathers, and their brothers, and my grandmother’s later husband, all of which show them during the war. One was a steel-factory foreman, one a metallurgical engineer, one in the Army infantry, one a medic in the Navy, and in all their pictures they have the same sharp pride. I just love it.

  19. it’s good that you have photos of your ancestors, i’d be happy if i could trace my roots to further back than my great grandfather. great site sir!