Matvey Ivanovich Platov (1753-1818)
Count Matvey Ivanovich Platov (1753-1818) was the ataman of the Don Cossack Army from 1801 and a general of cavalry from 1809. He participated in all the wars of the Russian Empire at the end of the 18th and the beginnin…
Maria Mikhailovna Kiseleva
Maria Mikhailovna Kiseleva (1798, 1887) was an outstanding philanthropist whose work gained worldwide recognition during her lifetime. She came from the noble family of Chegodaevs and was married to Alexander Grigorievic…
Fridtjof Nansen and Russian Emigrants
The name Fridtjof Nansen is known to many thanks to the Nansen passport, which in the 20th century became the only document for millions of emigrants, most of whom were Russian exiles like Denikin and Rachmaninoff. This …
Olga Alexandrovna Romanova
Olga Alexandrovna Romanova, Grand Duchess of the Russian Imperial House, was the youngest daughter of Emperor Alexander III. At the time of her death, she remained the last Grand Duchess of the Romanov family.
She was b…
Anna Pavlova
The Petersburg newspaper "Slovo" wrote about Anna Pavlova, the greatest ballerina of the last century: "She does not dance, she flies through the air." Her talent amazed the whole world, even imperial figures applauded h…
Ivan Sergeyevich Shmelev
A Russian person is one who always remembers their origins, knows and values the great Russian language given to the great people. They are familiar with the history of their country, honoring its great pages and heroes.…
Konstantin Alekseevich Korovin
Konstantin Alekseevich Korovin (born November 23, 1861, in Moscow, died September 11, 1939, in Paris) was a Russian painter, theatrical artist, educator, and writer.
In his memoirs about the revolution, Korovin wrote: "…
Felix Felixovich Yusupov
Felix Yusupov, the last representative of his lineage, was married to a relative of the emperor and possessed a fortune that surpassed that of the tsar. He became known for his involvement in the assassination of Grigori…
Evgeny Ivanovich Zamyatin
Evgeny Ivanovich Zamyatin, a renowned Russian writer, is best known for his novel "We." This work is considered the first dystopia in domestic literature, directed against the totalitarian regime, and was perceived as a …
Pyotr Ivanovich Shchukin
Pyotr Ivanovich Shchukin was born on February 18, 1853, in Moscow into a family of Old Believers, the well-known manufacturer Ivan Vasilyevich Shchukin. He had ten siblings: seven brothers and four sisters. Among his bro…
