Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, a renowned writer, philosopher, and thinker, is the author of such novels as "Poor Folk," "Crime and Punishment," "The Idiot," "Humiliated and Insulted," and "The Brothers Karamazov." He i…
Ariana Rodionovna Yakovleva
Ariana Rodionovna was born on April 21, 1758 (April 10 in the old style) in the village of Lampovo. Her parents were Lukerya Kirillova and Rodion Yakovlev, hence her patronymic, Yakovleva. However, as linguists note, ser…
Vladimir Sergeyevich Solovyov
Vladimir Sergeyevich Solovyov was an outstanding Russian religious thinker, mystic, poet, publicist, and literary critic, as well as an honorary academician of the Imperial Academy of Sciences in the field of fine litera…
Lavr Georgievich Kornilov
Outstanding Russian general Lavr Georgievich Kornilov was born on August 30, 1870, in the Cossack stanitsa of Ust-Kamenogorsk. His father, Yegoriy Nikolaevich, was a simple Cossack who rose to the rank of podkhorunzhiy a…
Nikolai Gavrilovich Chernyshevsky
Chernyshevsky was born in Saratov into a priest's family. Nikolai studied at a theological seminary for three years, and from 1846 to 1850, he studied history and philology at St. Petersburg University. He was greatly in…
Vladimir Grigorievich Shukhov
Vladimir Shukhov, known as the "man-factory" and the "Russian Leonardo," was an outstanding scientist, engineer, and architect. He made significant contributions to the development of the oil industry, construction, ther…
Mitrofan Efimovich Pyatnitsky
Sometimes on the way to a cherished goal, people give up, become disillusioned with life, and abandon what they have started. But the founder of the famous folk choir, Mitrofan Pyatnitsky, was not one of them. He endured…
Nikolai Filippovich Pavlov
In artistic works, Russian villages and peasant life are usually described from a "top-down" perspective, as most writers were nobles. However, there is a story in Russian literature written by a former serf. Its author,…
Georgy Alexandrovich Romanov
On Easter 1893, Alexander III presented his wife Maria Feodorovna with an unusual gift: an egg crafted by Carl Fabergé with golden legs. Miniatures made of ivory depicted the Abastumani Palace and a portrait of their son…
Optina Ambrose
Ambrose of Optina, in the world Alexander Mikhailovich Grenkov, was born on November 23 (December 5) 1812 and died on October 10 (22) 1891. He was a clergyman of the Russian Orthodox Church and a hieroschemamonk. In 1988…
