He received an excellent education in Moscow and lived there until 1924, when he immigrated to Paris to be with his father, leaving behind his mother and the rest of the family.
Фёдор получил отличное образование в Москве, владел тремя языками, а после Октябрьской революции оставил семью и в 1924 году перебрался к отцу в Париж.