mˈɪkaɪl sˈʌslɪn wʌz bˈɔːɹn ˌɔn noʊvˈɛmbɚ fˈɪftiːn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ, ɪnðə vˈɪlɪdʒ ʌv kɹˈæsævkə, ðɪ ˈoʊnli tʃˈaɪld ʌv pˈʊɹ pˈɛzənts jˈækɑːv ɡˌævɹɪlˈoʊvɪtʃ ænd mˈætɹɛnə vˈæsɪlˌɛvnə sˈʌslɪn.
Mikhail Suslin was born on November 15, 1894, in the village of Krasavka, the only child of poor peasants Yakov Gavrilovich and Matrena Vasil'evna Suslin.