Alexey Dmitrievich Starcev
Nikolai Bestuzhev, the exiled Decembrist, had a hard time in Siberia. After his hard labor, he settled in Selenginsk, where he worked as a carpenter. In the 1830s, he met a Buryat woman, Dulma Sabilaeva, and they had a s…
Ivan Vladimirovich Messer
The crew of Ivan Vladimirovich Messer repeatedly tested fate, but each time emerged victorious from the most challenging situations. Over four years of World War I, his team became the most effective in Russia, and Messe…
Timofey Nikitich Tarakanov
In the history of the discovery and exploration of remote corners of North America, many well-known Russian names appear, such as Zagorskin, Baranov, Shelikhov, Rezanov, Maksutov, and others. However, some researchers re…
Tatiana Alekseevna Yakovleva
In her first marriage, she was Yakovleva du Plessis, and in her second, Yakovleva du Plessis-Lieberman.
In July 1941, a German ace shot down a French plane over the Mediterranean Sea, piloted by Lieutenant Bertrand du P…
Nikolai Andreevich Papulin
In the 1820s, among the Old Believers in disgrace, a saying was popular: "As long as we get to Kostroma, to Sudislavl! There they will surely hide us." It referred to the community of dissenters that accepted almost all …
Andrey Konstantinovich Nartov
According to legend, a young turner from the School of Mathematical and Navigational Sciences, Andrey Nartov, caught the attention of Peter I himself. The Tsar was amazed by the intellect and talent of the 19-year-old an…
Elena Ivanovna Molokhovets
In the late 19th century, a popular joke in the Russian Empire went: "If twenty guests suddenly arrive, don't worry. Go down to the cellar and take some drumsticks..." This phrase aptly reflected the culinary advice from…
Mikhail Dmitrievich Butin
History has preserved many surnames of millionaires from the Russian Empire, such as Vtorov, Morozov, Konshin, Polyakov, Kamenka, Polovtsev, and others. However, their commercial activities were concentrated in the Europ…
Alphonse Poklevsky-Kozell
In the 19th century, the nobleman and entrepreneur Alphonse Poklevsky was known as the Drinking King and Wine Magnate of the Trans-Ural region. He began his career as a simple official in St. Petersburg, and in the 1830s…
Leonid Alekseevich Romachenko
Swimming coach Leonid Romachenko was once called the "fish man." In July 1912, he set a world record by swimming 45 versts in one day across the Caspian Sea. He was inspired by the Englishman William Burgess, who swam ac…
