- She was fluent in Russian and English.
- Had one daughter, Zoey Todorovsky (Zoya Valeryevna Todorovskaya; b. August 20, 2009), with her husband Valeriy Todorovskiy. She was born in Los Angeles, where her parents had been living since 2008 and only visited Russia for work.
- Had one younger sister, Valeria Crane (b. September 10, 1992).
- Daughter of Vladimir Evgenyevich Khirivskiy (died), a candidate of physical and mathematical sciences, associate professor, taught physics and computer science at the institute, and Galina Khirivskaya.
- She died following a long battle with cancer at the age of 40. Her diagnosis was not widely publicized.
- Step-mother of Pyotr Todorovskiy (b. 1986) and Ekaterina Todorovskaya (b. 1995). She had three step-grandchildren through Pyotr: Sergey (b. 2007), Anna (b. 2008) and Ilya.
- She took surname Brik after her paternal great-grandmother Sofya Brik.
- Was named after her paternal grandfather, a journalist Evgeniy Abramovich Crane, who died from a heart attack before her birth.
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