Stanislav Yulianovich Zhukovsky
Stanislav Yulianovich Zhukovsky (1873, Endrikhovichi, Grodno Province, Russian Empire, 1944, Prushkovo, near Warsaw, Poland) was a Russian artist of Polish descent. He became an outstanding representative of Russian land…
Vasily Stepanovich Zavoyko
Vasily Stepanovich Zavoyko, admiral of the Russian Imperial Navy, was a participant in the Battle of Navarino and a circumnavigator. He was one of the first to begin exploring the Pacific coast and was appointed the firs…
Dmitry Petrovich Maksutov
Prince Dmitry Petrovich Maksutov was a Russian rear admiral who participated in the defense of Petropavlovsk and became the last governor of Alaska.
He was born on May 12, 1832, in Perm and was baptized on May 13 in the…
Vitus Bering
Vitus Jonassen Bering, also known as Ivan Ivanovich Bering, was a Russian navigator and officer of the Russian Navy with the rank of captain-commander. He was of Danish origin and was born on August 12, 1681, in the Dani…
Evgeny Sergeyevich Botkin
Doctor Evgeny Sergeyevich Botkin once wrote to his relatives about how deeply he was touched by the kindness of the Imperial Family, making him their devoted servant for life. These words were not empty: he proved his lo…
Vasily Pavlovich Khudoyarov
Vasily Pavlovich Khudoyarov, a Russian artist and master of portrait painting, is also known for his works in the genre of everyday life. He was born in Nizhny Tagil in 1829 (according to other sources, in 1831) into a f…
Friedrich Andreyevich Briedis
Friedrich Andreyevich Briedis, a participant in World War I, was a Knight of St. George and a full knight of the Order of Lāčplēsis. He served as a colonel and became one of the first organizers of the Latvian rifle batt…
Ernest-Nikolai-Johann Lisner
Ernest-Nikolai-Johann Lisner, born in 1874 and died in 1941, was a Russian artist and owner of a private art studio in Moscow. He created a series of paintings dedicated to the Russo-Polish wars and the Seven Years' War.…
Andrei Matveyevich Baikov
Andrei Matveyevich Baikov entered the history of Rostov-on-Don as one of the best mayors. This energetic and honest man led the current capital of Southern Russia for 14 years, transforming it from a provincial town into…
Adolf Iosifovich Charlemagne-Bode
Adolf Iosifovich Charlemagne, also known as Charlemagne-Bode or Bode-Charlemagne, was born on December 8, 1826, in St. Petersburg and died there on January 31, 1901. He was a renowned battle, historical, and genre painte…
