Yaroslav Smelyakov place of birth Lutsk
Early life
Smelyakov was born on December 26, 1912, in Lutsk (now Ukraine). He was the son of a railroad worker. He spent his childhood in the village, where he graduated from elementary school. He then studied at the Moscow seven year school.
He graduated from the printing factory school in 1931 and then went to work in a print shop.
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