VLADIMIR A. VOINA

VOINA, Vladimir A. Renowned Russian Journalist At 83 years, October 16th, in Boston's Fenway Section, formerly of Moscow & the Ukraine. Recipient of the Nieman Fellowship & the First Selected Russian Journalist to be invited to the U.S.A. Mr. Voina passed following a brief & devastating illness. Cherished brother to Marina Taran & devoted uncle to Alexandra Taran & Victoria Taran, all of Revere. Dear father to Kristina Voina & Maryana Ryabtseva, both of Moscow, Russia, & Robert Knox of Brunswick, ME. Proud grandfather to Arseniy & Gleb Voina, Nicole & Beata Ryabtseva, all of Russia. Also lovingly survived by his former wives, Professor Jane Knox-Voina of Brunswick, ME, & Galina (Kodlubovskaya) Voina of Moscow, Russia. Family and friends are invited to attend a Visitation on Wednesday, October 23rd in the Vertuccio & Smith, Home for Funerals, 773 Broadway (Route 107), REVERE from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Parking available left of the Funeral Home. Interment will be held privately. Mr. Voina was a prominent journalist who wrote for a number of newspapers and magazines in the United States and around the world. He was a writer and human and civil rights activist. He was the first Russian Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. He will always be remembered as an incredible person, a wonderful friend, a globe trotter and a big dreamer. He had a lust for life full of good books, films and music. For more information, please visit www.vertuccioandsmith.com