hɪz fˈɑːðɚ wʌz ʌv ʌnlˈændᵻd pˈɛzəntɹi fˈæmɪli, wˌaɪl hɪz mˈʌðɚ nˈeɪ mˌaɪɐkˈoʊɾə wʌz ʌv ˈoʊld bˌɛlɚɹˈuːsiən nˈoʊbəl fˈæmɪli ʌv kˈɜːkz kˈoʊt ʌv ˈɑːɹmz ðæt wʌz nˌɑːt ɐdˈɑːptᵻd ɪnðə ɹˈʌʃən ˈɛmpaɪɚ.
His father was of unlanded peasantry family, while his mother (née Myakota) was of old Belarusian noble family of Kurcz coat of arms that was not adopted in the Russian Empire.