ɐlˈɛksændɚ kˈɪpniz wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn ʒˈɪɾəmˌɪɹ, ðə kˈæpɪɾəl ʌvðə vɑːlhˈɪniən ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹˌeɪt, ɪnðə ɹˈʌʃən ˈɛmpaɪɚ tədˈeɪ pˈɑːɹt ʌv juːkɹˈeɪn.
Aleksandr Kipnis was born in Zhitomir, the capital of the Volhynian Governorate, in the Russian Empire (today part of Ukraine).