Vladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko
Vladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko was a Russian writer, public figure, journalist, and activist who lived in the mid-19th and early 20th centuries. He was born on July 27, 1853, in Zhytomyr. His father held the position …
Ivan Antonovich Mertsalov
Ivan Antonovich Mertsalov was born into the family of Major Anton Lavrentievich and Vera Nazarovna Mertsalov. He had a sister, Anna, and their family owned the village of Pankovka, where they lived. No images of Ivan Ant…
Fyodor Akimovich Kovalenko
Fyodor Kovalenko, a renowned Russian collector and founder of the art gallery in Yekaterinodar, was born on May 16, 1866, in Opishnya, Poltava province, into a large peasant family. After finishing a two-class school in …
Alexander Alexandrovich Kiselev
Alexander Alexandrovich Kiselev (1838, 1911) was a renowned Russian landscape painter who actively participated in the Society of Traveling Art Exhibitions. He was an academician and a full member of the Imperial Academy…
Alexander Nevsky
Grand Prince Alexander Nevsky played a key role in defending Rus from the Catholic West. In the western direction, he proved himself as a warrior, while in relations with the East, he acted as a diplomat, managing to pre…
Avvakum Petrovich Petrov
Avvakum was born into the family of a parish priest in the Nizhny Novgorod province. After his father's death, his mother Maria insisted that 17-year-old Avvakum marry Anastasia, a poor orphan and the daughter of a black…
Konstantin Sergeyevich Aksakov
Konstantin Sergeyevich Aksakov was a well-known Russian historian and publicist who adhered to Slavophile views. He was born in 1817 in the village of Aksakovo in the Orenburg province and died in 1860 on the Greek islan…
Alexander Peresvet
Alexander Peresvet, one of the most famous Russian heroes, canonized by the Orthodox Church. His persona is surrounded by legends and myths.
The name of this monk-warrior is still borne by streets and cities, and his gl…
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev became the first Russian artist to be canonized by the Orthodox Church. He founded his own school of icon painting, moving away from Byzantine traditions. In addition to icons, Rublev worked on wall paintin…
Fedor Grigoryevich Volkov
Fedor Grigoryevich Volkov was born in Kostroma on February 9, 1729, into a merchant family. At the age of 12, he was sent to Moscow to study with German industrialists. In Moscow, he became fascinated with theater and pa…
