Andrei's maternal grandmother Vera Nikolayevna Vishnyakova (née Dubasova) belonged to an old Dubasov family of Russian nobility that traces its history back to the 17th century; among her relatives was Admiral Fyodor Dubasov, a fact she had to conceal during the Soviet days.
ˈændɹeɪz mətˈɜːnəl ɡɹˈændmʌðɚ vˈiəɹə nˈɪkəlˌeɪɛvnə vˌɪʃnɪɐkˈoʊvə nˈeɪ dˌuːbɐsˈoʊvə bᵻlˈɔŋd tʊ ɐn ˈoʊld dˈuːbɐsˌɑːv fˈæmɪli ʌv ɹˈʌʃən noʊbˈɪlᵻɾi ðæt tɹˈeɪsᵻz ɪts hˈɪstɚɹi bˈæk tə ðə sˈɛvəntˌiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi; ɐmˌʌŋ hɜː ɹˈɛlətˌɪvz wʌz ˈædmɜːɹəl fˈaɪoʊdɚ dˈuːbɐsˌɑːv, ɐ fˈækt ʃiː hædtə kənsˈiːl dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈoʊviət dˈeɪz.