Two years later Bessy, as he was known, married Valentina Alexandrovna, the sixteen year old daughter of a family he had befriended during the difficult time in Perm.
Dalawang taon mamaya Bessy, na siya ay kilala, may asawa Valentina Alexandrovna, ang labing-anim na taon gulang na anak na babae ng isang pamilya niya befriended habang ang mga mahihirap na oras sa Perm.