They travelled the 9,000 km (5592.3 mi) on the Trans-Siberian Railway, crossing Siberia in the middle of winter in a place where temperatures of -35 Celsius (-31 Fahrenheit) are common. The Ansoffs lived in Vladivostok until the US Embassy closed in 1924, whereupon they returned to Moscow, with Ansoff, Sr., now a Soviet citizen. Most of the remaining embassy documents made their way to Vladivostok. Many strategic records ended up in Tokyo and were destroyed in an earthquake and fire. During the six years that it took for the Bolshevik Revolution to make its way to Vladivostok, US embassies were slowly being shut down and their contents moved east. The United States had a large military and industrial presence in the Far East of Russia, with more than 3,000 troops on the ground under the command of General William S. This concluded with a trip to Japan in 1918, after which the family moved to Vladivostok. ![]() Francis, and had just completed a cross-Siberian trip on behalf of the American Red Cross, examining living conditions in prisoner of war camps. His father was an American-born Russian from Evansville, Indiana and his mother was a Russian from Moscow.Īt the time of Igor's birth, Ansoff, Sr., was secretary to the American Consul General in Moscow, David R. ![]() Igor Ansoff was born in Vladivostok, Russia, on December 12, 1918.
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