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I too have not been on for some time moving to interest "not permitted" here. I was always fond of Geno and very much affected by his humanization of a country the defined the word "enemy" for much of my life. As fine of an ambassader as any nation ever had.

Gods speed my friend.

Ohhhhh.........that is such sad news. I'd come to relish his contributions to this site, and I'd definitely put him on the level of a couple others who've passed on.

With the cold winds blowing and the coming of winter, it's sadly appropriate in a way that defies rational thinking.

I'll miss him. In fact I already do.

I was looking for one of his posts and stumbled across his condolences when John Mann passed away. Seeing his St. Petersburg/Russia address the first time was an eye-brow raiser for me. His enthusiasm and love of the outdoors and dogs will be missed.

Birdog, that is a fantastically beautiful photo of Geno hunting with his dog. And it takes on a whole other mystical aspect with his passing.

This might be a silly question, but did he send it to you, or did you ever meet him and take it yourself? I only ask because I think a framed print of that for his family would be a wonderful gift, if they don't already have it of course.

I'm definitely going to make a print copy of it

How in the world can this box on my desk create such a connection to someone thousands of miles away. And then bring such a sadness on his unexpected passing. His postings were always a must read. The man, his words and his photo's will be missed. Last spring my wife was taking a Russian class, for what reason escapes me, but she connected with Geno to critique a few emails she wrote to him. Graciously, he responded and made the appropriate corrections. He did mention to her that he had a daughter that was I believe a nurse. Prayers to his family and friends. Randy

Geno was a major contributor to this board, and we will all miss him very much.
I was always amazed at the the guns he found in Russia and posted here and his knowledge of the best made Russian guns.
We will miss you Geno!
Mike

I, as all the others will miss Geno very much. I have one of his wonderful goose calls, such a beautiful call.
I enjoyed his sharing of the Russian hunting traditions, the live web camera of the wild boars, the wonderful guns he found (that Boss was amazing) and shared, plus his insight on his and our cultures.
A truley great loss, my prayers to his family.

Chris

Geno's loss to us will be felt for some time, though the memories of him will live on.

Rest in peace, Genadi.

SRH

I hope that his relatives are reading this, he was smart and kind and willing to share his knowledge with us. He lives on, as a model for us.

Rest in Peace Geno
Your knowledge will be sorely missed.