{"product_id":"who-i-am-9798235420823","title":"Who I am","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Oleg Rubinchik\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oleg Rubinchik\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oleg Rubinchik\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Educators\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes an ordinary life extraordinary?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this thoughtful and engaging memoir, Oleg Rubinchik explores a journey that spans continents, generations, and some of the most dramatic changes of the modern era. Born into a Soviet family with roots in Ukraine and Moscow, he grows up surrounded by family stories, historical shadows, intellectual curiosity, and the everyday adventures of childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the streets of Soviet Moscow to the demanding halls of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, from teaching and law in a rapidly changing post-Soviet Russia to building a new life in America, this memoir follows one person's attempt to understand the world and his place in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author shares stories of academic challenges, unforgettable teachers, professional struggles, unexpected successes, and failures that later became opportunities. He describes witnessing the transformation of the Soviet Union, working in the world of emerging Russian business, immigrating to the United States, changing careers, and eventually spending many years at UNICEF.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this is not only a story about countries, careers, or historical events. It is a story about people: family members whose lives were shaped by war, friends who disappeared with time, mentors who demanded excellence, colleagues who revealed the complexity of human nature, and strangers who changed the course of events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with humor, honesty, and reflection, this memoir asks deeper questions: What does success really mean? How much of our life is shaped by our choices, and how much by circumstances beyond our control? Can an ordinary person's story be worth telling?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe answer, as this book shows, is yes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oleg Rubinchik","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":68018033459351,"sku":"9798235420823","price":1764.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798235420823.webp?v=1791412984","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/who-i-am-9798235420823","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}