Brothers

Michael Mazo was born in Moscow and moved to Washington, D.C., as a child. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University and Master’s from Yale. Shortly after graduating, he met the woman who would become his wife and bragged that he was a children’s book author. So he had to write a children’s book. Michael currently works for Frank Foundation Child Assistance International, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping disadvantaged children around the world, and he runs Leaves of Grass Vineyards in Middleburg, VA, with his best friends, bull terriers Nicholas and Gula.

Michael Soloviov was born in Arsamas-16, Russia. He holds degrees in architectural design and costume design. He has designed sets for over thirty theatrical productions with theaters in Moscow, Novosibirsk, Tula, Kursk, Kaliningrad and Kemerovo. His artwork has been displayed in over forty exhibitions. He is a member of the Moscow Artists Union and the Union of Theatre Actors.