Alexander Ivanovich Baryatinsky
General Field Marshal Baryatinsky, conqueror of the Caucasus, and his youth.
The war for the conquest of the Caucasus lasted for decades, and it was the famous Russian commander Prince Alexander Ivanovich Baryatinsky wh…
Boris Mikhailovich Kustodiev
When the artist Kustodiev is mentioned, images of portly merchants and vibrant Maslenitsa festivities immediately come to mind. However, Boris Mikhailovich was not only a talented painter. He also created caricatures and…
Natalia Sats: Pioneer of Children's Theatre
At just 17 years old, Natalia Sats founded the Moscow Theatre for Children, and by the age of 28, she became the first female opera director, staging Verdi's "Falstaff" in Berlin. However, upon returning to the USSR with…
Dmitry Pavlovich Romanov
The august king of French fashion. Part one.
Grand Duke Dmitry Pavlovich Romanov, grandson of Emperor Alexander II and nephew of Alexander III, entered history as one of the participants in the assassination of Grigori …
Nikolai Nikolaevich Miklouho-Maclay
Nikolai Nikolaevich Miklouho-Maclay was a renowned Russian ethnographer, anthropologist, biologist, and traveler who studied the indigenous peoples of Southeast Asia, Australia, and Oceania, including the Papuans of the …
Fedor Ivanovich Shubin
On May 28, 1740, the outstanding Russian sculptor Fedor Ivanovich Shubin was born in the Arkhangelogorod province. His father was a simple peasant, but despite this, Fedor's talent allowed him to achieve success. He grad…
Ignatius Bryanchaninov
Ignatius Bryanchaninov, in the world Dmitry Alexandrovich Bryanchaninov, was a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, recognized as a saint, and known theologian and preacher.
He was born on February 5 (18), 1807, into …
Evgeny Vsevolodovich Senigov
The emperor sent one of his trusted men, former Russian officer Evgeny Senigov, with us to Kaffa, who became a true Ethiopian. The Negus gifted him a plot of land in Dauru, near Addis Ababa, and often invited him to his …
Nikolai Alexandrovich Kachalov
Nikolai Alexandrovich Kachalov, a secret advisor and director of the customs duties department, was born on April 14, 1818, and died on October 28, 1891. He came from an ancient noble family in the Novgorod province and …
Sergey Dmitrievich Poltoratsky
Sergey Dmitrievich Poltoratsky (1803, 1884) was a well-known Russian bibliophile and bibliographer from the Poltoratsky family. He received his early education at home under the guidance of his father, D. M. Poltoratsky.…
