Baranov Viktor Ilyich (b. 11.08.1955, Riga) – radio engineer.

Viktor Baranov was born into the family of Ilya Yefimovich Kushlin(b. 1929, Dvinsk, now Daugavpils) and Dina Azrielovna Baranova (née Elperina, previously Kushlina) (b. 1934, Minsk).

In 1975, Viktor adopted the surname of his stepfather, Vulf Zamuelevich Baranov (b. 1925, Riga).

Viktor Baranov graduated from Riga Secondary School No. 52 in 1972, then from Riga Polytechnic Institute in 1977.

He worked as an engineer at the Institute of Electronics and Computer Science of the Latvian Academy of Sciences (1977–1980) and a television repair technician at Electronics Production Association, TV Workshop No. 1 (1980–1985)

Family and Emigration

In his marriage to Irina Moiseevna Baranova (née Shpigelskaya)(b. 1955, Chechelnyk, Vinnytsia region, Ukraine), he had a son: Dan Viktorovich Baranov (b. 1977, Riga)

In 1985, Viktor Baranov received permission to emigrate to Israel, where his stepfather’s twin sister, Liza Zamuelovna Weistrach (b. 1925, Riga), had been living since 1958.

Family Members:

  • Kushlin Ilya Yefimovich (b. 1929) – father (emigrated to Israel in 1974)

  • [[en:people:baranova_dina|Baranova (née Elperina) Dina Azrielovna]] (b. 1934) – mother

  • [[en:people:baranov_vulf|Baranov Vulf Zamuelevich]] (b. 1925) – stepfather

  • [[en:people:baranova_irina|Baranova (née Shpigelskaya) Irina Moiseevna]] (b. 1955) – wife

  • Baranov Dan Viktorovich (b. 1977) – son

  • Weistrach Liza Zamuelovna (b. 1925) – aunt