AdvertisementIn a twist of fate, a family straddles the Russia-Ukraine conflictUpdated February 13, 2022Daniel EstrinfacebookEmailNPR's Daniel Estrin, left, with Lusia Kuznetsova, center, and her son Sergey Kuznetsov. Lusia is Estrin's grandfather's first cousin. Their extended families in the U.S. and Soviet Union went for decades without contact. (Olena Lysenko for NPR)This article was originally published on February 13, 2022.