Thurst of Life: Two Gnedenko's Visits to the United States

Abstract

It won’t be an exaggeration to say that I never met a man with a stronger thirst for life, creating good around him, and being a courageous man who also faced life’s test and terrible illness…
 I was really lucky: I had been working with Boris Vladimirovich for many years shoulder-toshoulder, traveled with him many business trips, spent many evenings with his hospitable family, he was my guest as well many times…
It was my great privilege: Gnedenko visited me twice in the United States when I was working at The George Washington University: in spring of 1991 and in summer of 1993. I will try to present a “photo report” of these events using only few words for comments.