Anna Alexeyevna Andro
Anna Alexeyevna Andro, born Olenina, was born on August 8, 1807, and died on December 15, 1888. She was the daughter of A. N. Olenin, president of the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts. In 1828 and 1829, Anna was the belove…
Elizariy Ivanovich Mikhnyev
Elizariy Ivanovich Mikhnyev came from a princely family. In 1600, he served as a nobleman in the embassy in Poland, and in 1605, he became a voivode in Putivl. In 1621, he founded the noble family of Mikhnyevs. His mothe…
Stepan Lukyanovich Kryazhov
S.L. Kryazhov came from serf peasants. His father, Lukyan Artemyevich Kryazhov, after being freed from serfdom, moved with his family from Kaluga province to Voronezh. In 1841, the Voronezh Treasury Chamber classified th…
Anna Alexeyevna Orlova-Chesmenskaya
Countess Anna Alexeyevna Orlova-Chesmenskaya, lady-in-waiting, was the only daughter of Count Alexey Grigorievich Orlov and Yevdokiya Nikolaevna Lopukhina. She was born on May 2, 1785, in Moscow. Losing her mother at an …
Vasily Ivanovich Shishkin
A Russian horse breeder, a serf by origin, he managed the Khrenovsky Horse Breeding Farm and was the illegitimate son of the chief manager of Count A. G. Orlov-Chesmensky, Barkhatov. He was born around 1780 in the villag…
Alexey Grigoryevich Orlov-Chesmensky
Count Alexey Orlov, who received this title in 1762, was born on September 24 (October 5) 1737 in the village of Lyutkino in the Bezhetsk district of Tver province. He was the younger brother of Catherine II's favorite, …
Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoy
Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoy, a renowned artist and organizer of the "rebellion of the fourteen," was a master of genre and portrait painting, making a significant contribution to culture. He was born on June 8, 1837, in Os…
Maria Alexandrovna Romanova
The future Russian empress Maria Alexandrovna, wife of Emperor Alexander II, was born on July 27, 1824, in Darmstadt. Her parents were Duke Ludwig II of Hesse and Grand Duchess Maria Wilhelmina of Baden. The girl was nam…
Konstantin Karlovich Grot
Konstantin Karlovich Grot (December 31, 1814 - October 18, 1897) was a prominent figure and theorist in the field of charity. Over 60 years of service, he held high positions, including state secretary, and led administr…
Antoniy Osipovich Tomishko
Antoniy Osipovich Tomishko, a renowned Russian architect of Czech origin, was born on March 25 (April 6) 1851 in Pardubice and passed away on October 8 (21) 1900 in St. Petersburg. He was an academician and a full member…
