The origins of my pedigree and continuation

The book reflects a brief story of the ancient Kikins, distant ancestors of the author - architect Margarita Mikhailovna Semenova. In her memoirs about the past describes the realities and events of the time when a new life arose - the era of socialism. But the preservation of the intra -family traditions of a past life, the prevailing system of values ​​and a special attitude to the world around the world helped the author to overcome all the difficulties and dangers on the life path, find his calling, himself in the world of art - architecture, and instill love for their children and grandchildren.
Life optimism, devotion to the family, willingness to always come to the aid of their relatives and friends, love for their native land and the Fatherland are the distinctive features of the personality of Margarita Mikhailovna. This is what the reader attracts her memories.
Photos from the family archive published in the book create a more complete picture of the described people and events