fɹʌm ɐ jˈʌŋ ˈeɪdʒ, sˈʌslɪn ʃˈoʊd ɐ kˈiːn ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn mˌæθɪmˈæɾɪks ænd wʌz ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒd tə kəntˈɪnjuː hɪz ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən baɪ hɪz pɹˈaɪmɚɹi skˈuːl tˈiːtʃɚ, vˈiəɹə ˈændɹiːvnə tˌɛpləɡoːɹskˈɑːjəsmɜːnˈoʊvə.
From a young age, Suslin showed a keen interest in mathematics and was encouraged to continue his education by his primary school teacher, Vera Andreevna Teplogorskaya-Smirnova.