Igor Vulokh was born in Kazan on January 3, 1938. His childhood and early youth spanned the war and post-war years. His father Alexander went off to war, and his mother Lidia was left alone. His father died in 1942 and his mother became hospitalized from hunger and exhaustion. Vulokh was not aware that his mother was in hospital and he ended up in a children's home. After the war Lidia searched for Igor and finally found him.
