Pyotr Nikolayevich Krasnov
Pyotr Nikolayevich Krasnov (born September 10 [22], 1869, in St. Petersburg, died January 16, 1947, in Moscow) was a major general of the Russian Imperial Army and ataman of the All-Great Don Army.
Born in 1869 to a wea…
Nikita Afanasyevich Beketov
Nikita Afanasyevich Beketov, born on September 8, 1729, and died on July 9, 1794, was a lieutenant general and governor of Astrakhan. In his youth, he was educated at the Noble Corps, where during a performance attended …
Patriarch Germogen of Moscow
Patriarch Germogen (Yermogen, 1530-1612) was the third Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus, holding the throne from 1606 to 1612. He proved to be one of Russia's patriots, actively opposing the Polish invasion during the Tim…
Alexander Danilovich Menshikov
Alexander Danilovich Menshikov was an outstanding statesman, a brave commander, a master of political intrigue, and the right hand of Emperor Peter I, but also infamously known as a embezzler. He rose from a boy in the s…
Peter III of Holstein-Gottorp
Peter III Fyodorovich, formerly Karl Peter Ulrich, became the first representative of the Holstein-Gottorp dynasty on the Russian throne. He was the grandson of Peter I, the son of his daughter Anna and Karl Friedrich of…
Grigory Grigorievich Orlov
Grigory Grigorievich Orlov, the illustrious prince, received this title in 1762. He was a general field marshal and the chief commander of artillery in the Russian army, as well as the favorite of Empress Catherine the G…
Paul I Petrovich Romanov
The future emperor of Russia was born in the Summer Palace of Elizabeth Petrovna, which was later demolished by Paul I for the construction of Mikhailovsky Castle, where he would meet his end. Important figures of the ti…
Pushkin Lev Sergeyevich
Everyone knows about the literary talent of Alexander Pushkin, but his younger brother Lev Sergeyevich was also a decent poet. However, due to Alexander's fame, Lev remained in his shadow, although perhaps this was partl…
Mikhail Kuzmin
The Silver Age of Russian literature introduced many new names to the world, among them Mikhail Kuzmin. He came from a family of descendants of the famous French actor Jean Offran and became known as a poet, translator, …
Sergey Mikhailovich Golitsyn
In 1917, radical changes occurred: the old orders and titles were abolished, and representatives of the old Russian elite began to be called "former." Their fate was not easy; they lost even the few rights that other cit…
