Margarita Kirillovna Morozova
Margarita Kirillovna Morozova, born Mamontova, came into the world in 1873. Her mother, Margarita Ottovna Levenstein (1852-1929), was a hereditary honorary citizen and owner of a women's clothing atelier. Her father, Kir…
Karl Ivanovich Schlippe
The son of the Saxon merchant August Schlippe and his wife Sofia, née Fischer, was born on November 22, 1798, in the German town of Pegau.
After graduating from the University of Berlin, Schlippe worked in Warsaw from 1…
Matvey Fyodorovich Kazakov
Matvey Fyodorovich Kazakov was a renowned Russian architect who worked during the era of Catherine II and was known as a proponent of the Russian pseudo-Gothic style.
He was born in 1738 into the family of a copyist cle…
Bistrom Anton Antonovich
Lieutenant General of the Imperial Russian Army and Knight of St. George, Anton Antonovich Bistrom was born on June 18, 1789, into the family of Lieutenant Otto Ottovich Bistrom and Augusta Johanna von Krusenstern, siste…
Zinaida Nikolaevna Yusupova
Princess and then Countess Zinaida Nikolaevna Yusupova (born September 20 (October 2) 1861 in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire, died November 24, 1939 in Paris, France) was one of the richest heiresses of her time in Russi…
Shishkin Ivan Ivanovich
Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin, born on January 13 (25), 1832, in Yelabuga, Vyatka Province, and died on March 20 (April 1), 1898, in St. Petersburg, was an outstanding Russian landscape painter, artist, draftsman, and etcher. …
Nikolai Alexandrovich Doroshenko
Nikolai Alexandrovich Doroshenko, one of the most famous architects, left behind many renowned buildings. Among them are the church of Sorrowful, destroyed by the Bolsheviks, the house of the Wrangel barons, the house of…
Aleksey Godyaev: Founder of New Zealand's Cheese Industry
New Zealand is perceived by many Russians as almost another planet. It became famous due to the adaptations of works by J.R.R. Tolkien, such as 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit.' However, the country is renowned n…
Nikolai Ivanovich Feshin
Nikolai Ivanovich Feshin was born in Kazan on November 26, 1881, into a family where his father was engaged in carving iconostases. From the age of nine, he began helping in his father's workshop, participating in fulfil…
Iya Nikolaevna Feshina
Iya Feshina was born in 1914 in Kazan to the artist Nikolai Ivanovich Feshin, who was already known in both Russia and Europe. In 1923, when Iya was 9 years old, she emigrated to the USA with her parents. Before leaving …
