4 2 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Leon ī ds ▁Bre ik š s ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 8 ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁the ▁second ▁of ▁five ▁children ▁born ▁to ▁P ē ter is ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Am al ija . ▁The ▁young est ▁four ▁children ▁were ▁all ▁born ▁in ▁Russia , ▁as ▁P ē ter is ▁then ▁was ▁the ▁ste ward ▁of ▁Prince ▁Alex ei ▁Gol yt zin ' s ▁man or ▁in ▁Y el izar ovo , ▁then ▁in ▁Z ap on or sk aya ▁Vol ost ▁of ▁Bog or od sky ▁U ye zd , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Moscow ▁Governor ate . ▁ ▁P ē ter is ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁were ▁originally ▁from ▁V ī ti ņ i ▁parish , ▁Lat via , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁inherited ▁his ▁father ▁Jan is ' s ▁house . ▁Although ▁the ▁children ▁were ▁educated ▁in ▁Russian , ▁at ▁home ▁their ▁parents ▁gave ▁them ▁a ▁Lat v ian - based ▁up br ing ing . ▁The ▁family ▁were ▁Luther an , ▁but ▁the ▁nearest ▁church ▁was ▁in ▁Moscow , ▁some ▁ ▁away . ▁So ▁the ▁family ▁regularly ▁attended ▁the ▁local ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁Old - R ite ▁Church , ▁and ▁for ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁younger ▁children ▁born ▁while ▁in ▁residence ▁on ▁his ▁estate , ▁Prince ▁Gol yt zin ▁paid ▁for ▁a ▁Luther an ▁minister ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁journey ▁from ▁Moscow ▁to ▁bapt ise ▁them . ▁ ▁In ▁summer ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁during ▁a ▁local ▁pe asant ▁u pr ising