Antoniy Pogorelskiy
Antoniy Pogorelskiy, the literary pseudonym of Russian writer and member of the Russian Academy Alexey Alexeevich Perovsky. Alexey Alexeevich was born in Moscow in 1787 and spent his childhood at his father's estate, Ale…
Anna Alexeyevna Tolstaya
Anna, one of the daughters of A.K. Perovsky, was married off to Count K.P. Tolstoy, who was significantly older than her. The marriage turned out to be unhappy, and after the birth of a child, Anna Alexeyevna decided to …
Alexander Alexandrovich Bezobrazov
The 21-year-old second lieutenant of the Life Guards artillery participated in the Battle of Borodino. According to one version, he died in battle near the village of Tarutino in the Kaluga region on October 18. The nobl…
Nikolai Ivanovich Orlov
Nikolai Ivanovich Orlov (1860, 1918) was a Russian architect. He graduated from the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, and in 1886 he received the title of class artist in architecture.
From 1891 to …
Count Ilya Andreyevich Bezborodko
Count Ilya Andreyevich Bezborodko, born on February 16, 1756, and died on June 8, 1815, in St. Petersburg, was a Russian general and participant in the Russo-Turkish wars. He was the younger brother of Prince A. A. Bezbo…
Anna Ivanovna Shirai
Anna Ivanovna Shirai (née Bezborodko) was born on September 9, 1766, and passed away on July 27, 1824. She came from a noble and wealthy Little Russian family and was a cousin of S. M. Shirai. Anna Ivanovna had a signifi…
Alyabyev Alexander Alexandrovich
Alexander Alyabyev was passionate about music from a young age, learning to play the piano and studying the basics of composition. He created romances to the verses of famous poets, vocal miniatures, and also wrote works…
Petr Ankindinovich Venivitinov
Petr Ankindinovich Venivitinov, a notable representative of a noble family, played an important role in the changes that occurred in the family estates. Under him, the manor house in Novozhivotinnoe was rebuilt and a bui…
Vladimir Petrovich Venevitinov
Vladimir Venevitinov was the sole heir to a large fortune, participated in the Patriotic War of 1812, and became one of the founders of the Venevitinov estate. He was also the father of three notable representatives of h…
Dmitry Venevitinov
Dmitry Venevitinov was born on September 14, 1805, in Moscow, in the parish of the now non-existent church of Archdeacon Eupolis, which was located at the intersection of Myasnitskaya Street and Milyutinsky Lane. His fat…
