Konkina Irina Borisovna (b. November 15, 1958, Riga) — cook.

Irina Konkina was born to Maya Epstein (née Epstein, also Vayner) (b. 1938, Bobruisk) and Boris Vayner (b. 1934, Slutsk). In 1978, she graduated from the Soviet Trade Technical School. From 1978 to 1987, she worked as a cook at Military Store No. 177. Between 1987 and 1989, she was employed as a cook at the “Staburags” catering enterprise of the Kirov District in Riga, and from 1990, she served as deputy production manager at the “Selga” restaurant of the same enterprise.

She was married to Boris Konkin (b. 1958, Kokchetav Region, Kazakh SSR). Their son, Alexander Konkin, was born in 1981 in Riga.

In 1991, Irina Konkina received permission to emigrate to the United States to join her maternal aunt, Sofia Kantzelson (née Epstein) (b. 1932, Bobruisk), who had emigrated from the USSR to the U.S. in 1978.

Family:

Boris Konkin (b. 1958, Kokchetav Region, Kazakh SSR) — husband
Aleksandr Konkin (b. 1981, Riga) — son
Maya Epstein (née Epstein, also Vayner) (b. 1938, Bobruisk) — mother
Boris Vayner (b. 1934, Slutsk) — father
Sofia Kantzelson (née Epstein) (b. 1932, Bobruisk) — maternal aunt