▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁P ē ter is ▁Bre ik š s ▁had ▁found ▁employ ment ▁as ▁the ▁manager ' s ▁assistant ▁in ▁a ▁text ile ▁factory ▁in ▁Ser pu h ovo , ▁so ▁the ▁family ▁returned ▁to ▁Russia . ▁They ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁a ▁scar let ▁fe ver ▁ep ide mic , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁el dest ▁sister ▁died . ▁After ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁P ē ter is ▁decided ▁to ▁move ▁back ▁to ▁Moscow ▁to ▁keep ▁his ▁family ▁safe , ▁gain ing ▁the ▁position ▁as ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁manufact urer ▁G iro t ' s ▁sil k ▁factory . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁young est ▁sister ▁Tam ara ▁Anna ▁was ▁born , ▁who ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁brought ▁Bre ik š s ' ▁poetry ▁to ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁the ▁Lat v ian ▁community ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁Russian ▁Revolution , ▁and ▁following ▁the ▁ab dic ation ▁of ▁Ts ar ▁Nikol ai ▁II , ▁food ▁and ▁fuel ▁were ▁in ▁short ▁supply ▁under ▁the ▁B ols he vik s . ▁Being ▁now ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁post - re volution ary ▁ca uld ron ▁in ▁Moscow , ▁P ē ter is ▁moved ▁the ▁family ▁again ▁to ▁a ▁state - f arm ▁( so v k hoz ) ▁close ▁to ▁T ula . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁the ▁country ▁of ▁Lat via ▁declared ▁independence ▁on ▁ 1