Original: Shpilband was born in Moscow and defected to the United States in January 1990., with Veronica Pershina (his wife), Gorsha Sur and Elena Krikanova.
Simplified: He defected to the United States in January 1990 with Veronica Pershina, Gorsha Sur, and Elena Krikanova and went to live with Lucile Begrow in Huntington Woods, Michigan for a few months.