My family emigrated here in the 1920s after the Bolsheviks took over. They were from Crimea but my great grandfather was an officer and physician in the Czarist military and they moved to St. Petersburg. He received cross of St. George during WW1 (Russian Medal of Honor). His godfather was the head of the Czarist military and said they needed to leave because he thought they were going to get killed by the Bolsheviks. My great grandmother, great grandfather, and great grandfather's godfather went to Turkey. Everyone who stayed in their families got slaughter by the Bolsheviks. They joined the Turkish military and were given nice accommodations and similar rank as they had in the Czarist military. They left for the states when they realized the turks were killing the Christians. My great grandfather then went to med school in Chicago and joined the US navy. I think he was a doctor in WW1, Bolshevik revolution, WW2, and Korea. He then retired to Biloxi and chaired the DNC there. They wanted him to run for Mayor or for higher office but he wasn't interested.