Andrei Bogdanov was born in Siberia; his father was a gunpowder-maker and Andrei had assisted him in his work. Once his family moved to newly founded Saint Petersburg, young Andrei Bogdanov went to the Academy gymnasium (a secondary school run by the Russian Academy of Sciences).
Andrei Bogdanov was born in Siberia; his father worked as a gunpowder-maker and helped him. After relocating to Saint Petersburg, which had been recently established, young Andrei Bogdanov attended the Academy gymnasium (a secondary school run by the Russian Academy of Sciences).