In the nineteenth year of the revolution, Stalin decided to conduct a "purge" in Leningrad. He devised what he thought was a clever method, the exchange of passports. As a result, many people, mostly nobles, were denied …

Marc Chagall, a significant figure in 20th-century painting. He was often called a "storyteller" and the Andersen of painting. His paintings feature flying people and fish, violinists playing on rooftops, and lovers kiss…

The Volkonsky family holds an important place in Russian history, and one of its prominent representatives was Sergei Mikhailovich Volkonsky. He was the great-grandson of the famous head of the 3rd Section of His Imperia…

Alexander Ivanovich Kuprin was born on September 7 (August 26 in the old style) 1870 in Narovchat, Penza province, to a family of a minor official. His father died when he was only two years old. In 1874, his mother, fr…

Industrialist and philanthropist Vasily Kokorev. Russian entrepreneurs and manufacturers often considered it their duty to direct part of their profits to charity or support the arts. Their names were once known through…

Peter Ustinov, a Russian star of Hollywood. In the early 20th century, many Russians found themselves scattered around the world, forced to start life anew. In one such family, the famous Hollywood actor Peter Ustinov w…

On May 4, 2020, at the age of 32, Princess Maria Petrovna Golitsyna, married name Singh, suddenly passed away due to an aneurysm rupture. Her death was announced on May 12. Maria was born on May 11, 1987, in Luxembourg …

Many Baltic barons distinguished themselves as outstanding Russian generals. Among them was the hero of the Napoleonic Wars, infantry general and adjutant general Karl Ivanovich Bistrom. Karl Ivanovich was born on May 1…

In the 19th century, the ideas of Slavophilism increasingly captured public attention, and the outstanding philosopher, theologian, poet, artist, and publicist Aleksey Stepanovich Khomyakov is considered the founder and …

In the nineteenth century, Russia not only gained numerous outstanding writers and poets but also made significant strides in the field of science. Among such scholars was Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov, a Russian immunologist an…