Burin Samuil Berovich (b. 18 April 1946, Riga) — engineer.

Samuil Burin was the son of Ber Burin (b. 1917, Yaroslavl) and Emima Burina (née Volozh, formerly Rubin and Zveyn) (b. 1912, Riga).

In 1960, he graduated from the Medyn Children’s Music School.

From 1962 to 1965, he worked as an assembly mechanic at the Riga Wagon Factory.

In 1963, he completed his studies at Riga Secondary School No. 25 for working youth.

In 1971, he graduated from the Riga Polytechnic Institute.

Between 1971 and 1973, he worked at the Riga Wagon Factory as a crane systems and small-scale mechanisation technician. In 1973, he was promoted to the position of design engineer.

His first marriage to Sima Burina (née Koblenz) (b. 1947, Moscow) ended in divorce in 1969.

His second marriage to Elita Burina (née Rozenthal) (b. 1946, Igarka, Krasnoyarsk Krai) was dissolved in 1973.

In the same year, Burin received permission to emigrate to Israel, following an invitation from his half-brother, Dolya Burin (né Zveyn) (b. 1941, Nolinsk, Kirov Oblast).

Family members:

Sima Burina (née Koblenz) (b. 1947, Moscow) — first wife
Elita Burina (née Rozenthal) (b. 1946, Igarka) — second wife
Ber Burin (b. 1917, Yaroslavl) — father
Emima Burina (née Volozh, formerly Rubin and Zveyn) (b. 1912, Riga) — mother
Dolya Burin (né Zveyn) (b. 1941, Nolinsk, Kirov Oblast) — half-brother