▁father ▁( V as ilis ▁Vas ili ad is ) ▁and ▁a ▁Russian ▁mother ▁( Pol ina ▁Anto v na ▁Vil gel m son ). ▁Arist ot le ▁Vas ili ad is ▁( who ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁had ▁yet ▁not ▁adopted ▁the ▁name ▁Ar is ▁Alexand rou ) ▁and ▁his ▁parents ▁moved ▁to ▁Greece ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁initially ▁res iding ▁in ▁Th ess al on iki ▁and ▁shortly ▁there after ▁in ▁Ath ens . ▁ ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁high school ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁taking ▁the ▁university ▁entrance ▁exam ▁at ▁the ▁engineering ▁school ▁( follow ing ▁his ▁father ' s ▁wishes ) ▁and ▁failing . ▁After ▁that , ▁he ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Ath ens ▁University ▁of ▁Econom ics ▁and ▁Business . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁drop ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁university ▁and ▁dev ote ▁himself ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁transl ator . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁he ▁joined ▁a ▁small ▁resistance ▁group ▁( this ▁was ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Naz i ▁occupation ▁of ▁Greece ). ▁This ▁small ▁group ▁was ▁integrated ▁in ▁the ▁commun ist ▁youth ▁resistance ▁movement ; ▁Alexand rou ▁was ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁the ▁hier arch ical ▁organization ▁of ▁the ▁commun ist ▁party ▁and ▁therefore ▁left ▁the ▁party ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁later . ▁ ▁The ▁fact ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁act ively ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁Party ▁did ▁not ▁stop ▁the ▁British ▁authorities ▁( after ▁the ▁liber ation ▁of ▁Greece ▁and ▁their ▁installation ▁there ▁as