She was 12 when the October Revolution and the rule of the Bolsheviks under Vladimir Lenin disrupted her family's lives.
ʃiː wʌz twˈɛlv wɛn ðɪ ɑːktˈoʊbɚ ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃən ænd ðə ɹˈuːl ʌvðə bˈɑːlʃɪvˌɪks ˌʌndɚ vlˈædɪmˌɪɹ lˈɛnɪn dɪsɹˈʌptᵻd hɜː fˈæmɪliz lˈaɪvz.