Vladimir Donskoy, known as the Brave, was born forty days after the death of his father, who died of the plague. At the age of four, he lost his older brother Ivan and became the sole heir to his father's estate, which s…

Pafnutiy Borovskiy, known in the world as Parfeniy, was born in the village of Kudino in the Borovsk district. He was the grandson of the Tatar baskak Martin, who converted to Orthodoxy. Pafnutiy's parents, Ioann and Fot…

Kalinnikov was born into a family of officials and received his education at the Oryol Spiritual Seminary, where he began studying music and led a choir for some time. His younger brother, Viktor Sergeyevich, also became…

Andrei of Radonezh, formerly known as Rodion Oslyabya, was a boyar from Lyubutsk and an experienced warrior. He took monastic vows, receiving the name Andrei. On August 18, 1380, Prince Dmitry of Moscow asked Sergius of…

Saint Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow, in the world Fyodor, came from the noble boyar family of Kolychyovs, who held an important place in the Boyar Duma at the court of the Moscow sovereigns. He was born in 1507. His fat…

Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin, an outstanding Russian composer, is known for his works that reflect the principles of epic operatic dramaturgy. He was also a chemist, a doctor of medicine, and a member of the "Mighty Ha…

Alexander Vladimirovich Fishev was born on August 28, 1875, in the village of Bogorodskaya, Vyatka province, now the urban-type settlement of Kumeny, in a poor peasant family. Sasha was the youngest son in the family, a…

Alexander Nikolaevich Bakulev was born on November 25, 1890, in the village of Nevenikovskaya, which is now located in the Slobodsky District of the Kirov Region. He came from an ancient Vyatka family of Bakulevs. In 19…

Sergey Andreevich Muromtsev was born on September 23 (October 5) 1850 in St. Petersburg into a noble family. He became one of the leading public figures of the 19th century, an outstanding scholar, and the founder of soc…

Ivan Sontsov-Zasekin was a representative of the ancient Sontsov-Zasekin family and the son of Andrei Petrovich Bolshoy (Loban). In 1577, he participated in the sortie at Oreshki, and in 1581, he served as a voivode in D…