Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a port city with a rich history. Over the centuries, it has welcomed many ships: sloops, galleys, brigs, as well as expeditions from various countries. However, one of them became truly iconic a…

Mikhail Nikolayevich Baryshnikov, born on January 27, 1948, in Riga, is known as a ballet dancer, choreographer, actor, collector, and photographer. He became a "refusenik" in the USSR, remaining in Canada after a tour i…

In 2005, the remains of Admiral Ivan Konstantinovich Grigorovich, a hero of two wars, were returned to Russia. Six captains carried the coffin with his remains, and before the burial, he was given all the highest militar…

The Kuprins, while in emigration, faced financial difficulties. Therefore, when the couturier Paul Poiret offered the writer's daughter Ksenia, who was distinguished by her attractiveness and slenderness, a job as a mode…

Apollinaria Suslova became the prototype for many mysterious women in Dostoevsky's works: Polina in "The Gambler", Katerina in "The Brothers Karamazov", Lisa in "Demons", and Nastasya Filippovna in "The Idiot". Coming fr…

Vasily Ivanovich Alexeev, recognized as the greatest athlete of the last century, was born on January 7, 1972, in the Ryazan region. Soon, his family moved to the Arkhangelsk region, where he received an education at a f…

On June 5, 1798, Prince Alexei Fyodorovich Lvov was born, a renowned violinist and composer, creator of the music for the first Russian anthem "God Save the Tsar!" He was the son of the director of the court singing chap…

By December 1914, German snipers had eliminated a significant number of Russian officers, most of whom were nobles. Our commanders did not hide behind the backs of soldiers but led the attack themselves. Young 19-year-ol…

Born on January 7, 1918, in Kyiv, passed away on April 4, 2006, in Caracas, Venezuela. She came from the artistic dynasty of Krichevskys. She was the daughter of Vasily Grigorievich Krichevsky and Evgenia Mikhailovna Shc…

Sofia Nikolaevna de Bode graduated from the Smolny Institute for Noble Maidens in 1914. In 1917, she joined a women's shock battalion and continued her education at officer courses in the Alexandrov School, after which s…