bˈɔːɹn ˌɪntʊ ðə fˈæmɪli əvə dɹˈæftsmən, ˈaɪvɐnˌɑːv ˈɛntɚd ðə fˈækəlti ʌv mˈɛdəsən ʌvðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl mˈɑːskoʊ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv.
Born into the family of a draftsman, Ivanov entered the Faculty of Medicine of the Imperial Moscow University in 1912.