Peter Carl Fabergé was born on May 30, 1846, in St. Petersburg. He was a Russian German. His father, Gustav Fabergé, came from a German family with French roots and was from Estonia, while his mother, Charlotte Jungstedt…

Alfons Maria Mucha, born on July 24, 1860, in Ivančice, Moravia, was a Czech artist, theatrical decorator, illustrator, jewelry designer, and poster artist, known as one of the leading representatives of the Art Nouveau …

Grigori Efimovich Rasputin, born on January 9, 1869, and died on December 17, 1916, was a peasant from the village of Pokrovskoye in the Tobolsk province. He became known worldwide due to his friendship with the family o…

Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, born on March 20, 1873, in Semyonovo, Novgorod Province, and died on March 28, 1943, in Beverly Hills, USA, was an outstanding Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. He combined elemen…

Vera Vasilievna Bakhrushina, née Nosova, was the fourth of six daughters of merchant Vasily Dmitrievich Nosov and Klavdiya Dmitrievna Prokhorova. On January 8, 1895, at a costume ball at the Baidakovs, Alexey Alexandrov…

Pavel Alexandrovich Florensky (1882, 1937) was a Russian religious philosopher, scientist, priest, and theologian. He is often compared to Leonardo da Vinci. In his main work "The Pillar and Ground of Truth" (1914), Flor…

Ivan Poddubny, born on September 26, 1871, in the village of Bohodukhiv, Poltava Governorate of the Russian Empire, passed away on August 8, 1949, in Yeisk, USSR. He was a renowned Russian professional wrestler, athlete,…

Elizabeth Feodorovna, born on November 1, 1864, in Darmstadt and killed on July 18, 1918, in Alapaevsk, Perm Province, was a princess of Hesse-Darmstadt and, after marrying Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, became a grand…

Sergey Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorsky (August 18, 1863, Funikova Gora, Pokrovsky District, Vladimir Province, Russian Empire, September 27, 1944, Paris, France) was an outstanding Russian photographer, chemist, student of …

Nikolai Konstantinovich Roerich, also known as Rerikh, was born on September 27 (October 9) 1874 in St. Petersburg and passed away on December 13, 1947 in Naggar, India. He was a Russian artist, set designer, mystic phil…