Vladimir Mikhailovich Golitsyn
The princely family of Golitsyns gave Russia many outstanding statesmen, renowned military leaders, creative individuals, and scholars. However, after 1917, they became unnecessary to the new state that emerged in place …
Dmitry Nikolayevich Sheremetev
Today we will tell you about Count Dmitry Sheremetev, the son of the famous statesman Nikolai Petrovich Sheremetev and the former serf actress Praskovya Zhemchugova. The boy's mother passed away when he was just a few da…
Mikhail Osipovich Eisenstein
The name of the famous Soviet director Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein is widely known due to his outstanding films. However, few know about his father, Mikhail Osipovich, who was an outstanding architect of the pre-revol…
Tatiana Mikhailovna Ryabushinskaya
The famous Ryabushinsky family left a significant mark in the history of pre-revolutionary Russia. Members of this family possessed immense wealth and were actively involved in charity. However, today we will talk not ab…
Dmitry Pavlovich Grigorovich
In the early 20th century, several countries actively developed seaplanes, and Russia became one of the leading centers in this field. Engineer Dmitry Pavlovich Grigorovich made a significant contribution to the developm…
Agafon Karlovich Fabergé
Today it is hard to find an educated person who has not heard of the famous Russian jeweler Peter Carl Fabergé, but few know about the complicated fate of his son Agafon. We will not talk about the creator of the legenda…
Igor Vasilyevich Severianin
Igor Vasilyevich Lotarev, better known as Igor Severianin, was born on May 16, 1887, into the family of a railway battalion officer and the daughter of a local nobility leader.
The future poet of the "Silver Age" began …
Ksenia Alexandrovna Erdeli
The tragic events of the early 20th century not only divided the history of our country into two parts but also forever separated many families, scattering them on different sides of the iron curtain of Soviet dictatorsh…
Tatiana Nikolaevna Lappa
The great Russian writer Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov was married three times, and each of his wives played a significant role in his life and creativity. Today we will tell you about his first wife, Tatiana Nikolaevna …
Alexey Alekseevich Brusilov
Alexey Alekseevich Brusilov came from the noble family of Brusilovs. He was born in Tiflis to Major General Alexey Nikolaevich Brusilov and Maria-Louise Antonovna, of Polish descent. In 1867, he entered the Page Corps, g…
