By 1903 Ivan's father was a priest at the Church of the Holy Shroud in Velikie Luki, and it was in that town that Ivan attended school from 1903 to 1910.
Dle 1903 Ivan otec byl kněz v kostele svatého KRYT v Velikie Luki, a to bylo v tomto městě, které se zúčastnili Ivan školy od 1903 do 1910.