Ennio Morricone was born on November 10, 1928, in Rome. His father was a professional musician, playing the trumpet in a jazz ensemble, while his mother took care of the household. Ennio was the eldest of five children. …

Vasily Timme was born in 1820 in the estate of Sorgenfrei, which is now located in Riga, in the family of burgomaster Friedrich Wilhelm Timme. He received his first painting lessons in his hometown. In 1835, Timme moved …

Dina Dmitrievna Zlobina was born on December 6, 1936, in the village of Chernzorye, Moksha district, Penza region, in a teacher's family. After school, she moved to Kalach-na-Donu and enrolled in a technical school, choo…

April 12 marks the memorial day of the blessed elder Matrona of the Barefoot from St. Petersburg, known in schema as Maria. The fate of this revered righteous woman is connected to the history of the Sorrowful Church fr…

In the early 20th century, many prominent Russian cultural figures found themselves abroad. Some emigrated to save their lives, while others unexpectedly became émigrés without even leaving their hometown. Among the latt…

In January 1918, a soldier arrived in Don, wishing to fight against the Bolsheviks. The young man with a puffy face did not look like an important person, but insisted that Colonel Kutepov personally accept him into the …

Almost all members of the Romanov House were creative individuals, and the young prince Vladimir Paley, son of Grand Duke Pavel Alexandrovich from a morganatic marriage, was no exception. Vladimir Pavlovich was born on …

For a long time, midwifery services among the less educated segments of the population were dominated by midwives. However, women without medical education often struggled with their tasks. Doctor Nikolai Ivanovich Pobed…

Leon Samoilovich Bakst, a renowned Russian painter and graphic artist, as well as a theatrical designer, chose his pseudonym from his grandmother's surname, Baxter. He received official permission to use this surname aft…

Yuri Pavlovich Annenkov lived a long life, lasting 85 years, filled with creativity and beloved work, but it cannot be called simple and easy. He was born in 1889 in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, where his father, a member o…