NORA VOLKOW

I used to spend time in my great grandfather’s [Leon Trotsky’s] study. My relatives used to tell me stories about all the meetings with writers, painters, intellectuals, about the relationship between Leon and Natalya and his friendship with Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo and her sister Cristina. We grew up surrounded by an atmosphere of support and love. Our parents instilled in us social compromise, sensitiveness and a sense of respect for others

I could have gone for gambling or sex addiction,...But I went for obesity because of the tremendous impact it has.

I used to spend time in my great grandfather’s [Leon Trotsky’s] study. My relatives used to tell me stories about all the meetings with writers, painters, intellectuals, about the relationship between Leon and Natalya and his friendship with Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo and her sister Cristina. We grew up surrounded by an atmosphere of support and love. Our parents instilled in us social compromise, sensitiveness and a sense of respect for others

I could have gone for gambling or sex addiction,...But I went for obesity because of the tremendous impact it has.