Vladimir was born in Kurgan Oblast, Russia. He married 'Mutti' in Tallinn, Estonia.
A daughter, Kira Vlassoff, was born in Berlin, married Te Mauri O Waitangi Tirikatene (1935-2018), died in Lower Hutt and is buried with her parents here (or is a footstone memorial to)
A son, Boris Vlassoff (1937-2016), also born in Berlin, married Ohaara Martha Karaira Isaac (1939-1986) from Whakatane and died in Rotorua