Savine Nikolai Gerasimovich
Fraud has become a part of our everyday life, and criminals are becoming increasingly cunning. However, audacious scams existed even in Tsarist Russia. One of the most notorious criminals of that time was cornet and huss…
Roman Semenovich Arrago
For some, superintelligence is a dream, for others, a curse. This is the fate of Roman Semenovich Arrago, a native of the Russian Empire, whose real surname was Levitin. He was born in 1883 into a poor family of craftsme…
Dmitry Zinovievich Tyomkin
Dmitry Zinovievich Tyomkin, among Russian artists in Hollywood, holds the absolute record for the number of awards. He has received 4 Oscars and 8 Golden Globe statuettes. However, our compatriot did not act in films but…
Gerasim Stepanovich Lebedev
Over the past centuries, Russian people have visited the most diverse corners of the world. Our compatriots contributed to the development of Alaska, Hawaii, Ethiopia, and South America. They also left a significant mark…
Fyodor Egorovich Enakiev
Fyodor Egorovich Enakiev was one of the leading investors of the Russian Empire, actively investing in the development of railways, modernization of seaports, construction of coal mines and industrial enterprises, as wel…
Georgy Ivanovich Goncharenko
The twentieth century radically changed the world, and now even the most incredible stories from the past often turn out to be true. The fate of the Russian general, poet, and exile Georgy Ivanovich Goncharenko is a vivi…
Petr Ivanovich Prokopovich
For a long time, honey, along with furs, was one of the main export goods in Russia. It was harvested using tree beekeeping: hollows were carved in trees and crosses were installed to support the combs. Then the honey wo…
Viktor Alexandrovich Vysotsky
A significant contribution to the scientific potential of the USA was made not only by the first wave of Russian emigrants but also by their descendants. In particular, the children of our compatriots contributed to the …
Countess Alexandra Olshufieva
Among the Russian emigration, there were many rare beauties, and one of the most attractive was Countess Alexandra (Asya) Olshufieva. She became famous not only for her beauty but also for her talent as a portrait artist…
Ivan Barkov
Ivan Barkov was born into a priest's family in Saint Petersburg or its surroundings. His patronymic is not precisely known: in lifetime documents and early biographies, he is simply referred to as "Ivan Barkov" (sometime…
