Zoya Lerman's husband, Yuriy Lutskevich

Artist Yuriy Lutskevich, my husband (1934 - 2001). This photo was taken in Kiev sometime in the 1960?s. I met my husband Yuriy Lutskevich at school. He came from Kirovograd where his family lived. I don't remember who his father was, but his mother was a pianist at the town Philharmonic. He had an older sister named Nina. Yuriy and I are the same age, both were born in 1934. Yuriy is not a Jew, but this was of no significance. In Kirovograd, Yura was acquainted with an artist who became his teacher, and later gave him some money to go to study in Kiev. Yura came to the 10th grade in our school. We met and got married when we were 3rd year students at the Institute. We often went to concerts together. We both loved symphonic music. Also, Yura was very fond of fishing. He took a boat and sailed far away to a lake - there were few lakes in the vicinity. I used to meet him when he was coming back home. Once, I remember, he brought back a backpack full of big pikes. He shared them with his friends and our neighbors. In 2001 my husband died. It was a tragedy for me. I haven't recovered from it yet.