Boris Volynov - Family

Family

His mother, Volynova Evgeniya Izrailevna (1910–1991) was a pediatrician, and received a title of honored doctor of Russia. During World War II she worked as a surgeon. Her Jewish background hindered selection of Volynov for space missions. His wife, Tamara Fyodorovna Savinova (b. 1935) holds a PhD in metallurgy and is a member of the New York Academy of Sciences. They have two children: a son, Andrei (b. 1958) and daughter Tatyana (b. 1965).

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