Petrov, Vodkin Kuzma Sergeyevich
Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin was born on October 24, 1878, in the Saratov province. His father, Sergey, was a shoemaker.
Petrov-Vodkin received his artistic education thanks to the support of the merchants from Khvalynsk, who he…
Paisiy Maltsev: Merchant and Collector
Paisiy Mikhailovich Maltsev, a first-guild merchant from Nikolaev and an Old Believer, was born into the family of local merchant Mikhail Trofimovich Maltsev. As the eldest son, he received a university education, possib…
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
Vladimir Lenin, known by his real surname Ulyanov, was born in 1870 in Simbirsk to a family of a public school inspector. From 1879 to 1887, he studied at a gymnasium and graduated with a gold medal. His older brother Al…
Pavel Kuznetsov
Pavel Kuznetsov was born on November 17, 1878, in Saratov to a family of icon painters. When his artistic abilities became evident, he enrolled in the "Studio of Painting and Drawing" at the Saratov Society of Lovers of …
Mikhailovich Likhatsky Mark
Mikhailovich Likhatsky Mark was born in 1840 in a family of Cossacks from the Black Sea Cossack army. He began his path to success with chumaquing, engaging in trade transportation. He delivered fish to Crimea and return…
Mikhail Vasilyevich Alekseev
Mikhail Vasilyevich Alekseev was born on November 3 (15), 1857, in Vyazma to an officer who participated in the defense of Sevastopol. He received his education at the Tver Classical Gymnasium and then graduated from the…
Ivan Klimentyevich Malgerb
Ivan Klimentyevich Malgerb (1867, 1938) was a renowned Russian architect who held the position of city architect in Feodosia (1893, 1896) and Yekaterinodar (since 1896). In 1935, he became a member of the Union of Archit…
Vasily Alekseevich Khlyudov
Vasily Khlyudov was born on February 16, 1841, into the family of Alexei Ivanovich Khlyudov, a textile factory owner. He graduated from the Petropavlovsk School in Moscow and then studied natural and medical sciences at …
Nikolai Nikolaevich Mamontov
Nikolai Nikolaevich Mamontov was born on May 25, 1836, in Moscow to merchant Nikolai Fyodorovich Mamontov and his wife Vera Stepanovna Vagina. His father founded a factory for sealing wax, varnishes, and paints, which he…
Yermolov Alexey Sergeyevich
Alexey Sergeyevich Yermolov was born in Tiflis on November 24, 1847, in the family of Sergey Nikolayevich Yermolov and Maria Grigoryevna, née Gezhelinskaya. After graduating from the Imperial Alexander Lyceum, he began w…
