 The Vesnin family business was ruined by the 1905 revolution; from now on the brothers had to earn their own living and support two sisters and father (their mother died in 1901 giving birth to Anna Vesnina).Alexander and Victor dropped out of the Institute and moved to Moscow where they worked for architectural firms of Roman Klein, Illarion Ivanov-Schitz, Boris Velikovsky and other architects, building a reputation for their energy and dependability.Leonid stayed in Saint Petersburg and graduated from the class of Leon Benois in 1909.