Mikhail Nikolaevich Sumarokov-Elston
In the Russian Empire, there was a strong tennis school, and our athletes were rightly considered among the best in the world. Mikhail Nikolaevich Sumarokov-Elston became a true "tennis ace." His interest in tennis was i…
Ivan Fyodorovich Petrov
At the beginning of the 20th century, the arms factory of merchant Ivan Fyodorovich Petrov was one of the largest in the country, and its products were in high demand abroad. Ivan Fyodorovich started his career at the Iz…
Kulyabko Alexey Alexandrovich
How can one restart the heart of a deceased person or revive a head separated from the body? These questions sound frightening, but Russian physiologist Alexey Alexandrovich Kulyabko knew the answers. In 1893, he graduat…
Viktor Vasilyevich Pashutin
On September 28, 1878, an elderly Cossack from the Vetlyanskaya stanitsa, located near Astrakhan, Agap Khritonov, complained to his relatives about severe headaches, malaise, and a strange bubo under his arm. He was trea…
Vasily Mikhailovich Goncharov
Films often impress not only with bright visual effects but also with captivating plots. This was realized early in the history of cinema by the Russian screenwriter Vasily Mikhailovich Goncharov. In the early 20th centu…
Oleg Cassini
We know the names of outstanding designers such as Gucci, Mario Prada, Gianni Versace, Karl Lagerfeld, and many others. Oleg Cassini (real name Oleg Alexandrovich Loievsky) was also very popular, dressing major stars fro…
Tikhon Lavrentyevich Baklanov
The novel "Tsushima" is a significant work of Russian literature. Interestingly, some characters described by Alexey Novikov-Priboem had real prototypes. For example, the stoker Baklanov was based on the telegraphist of …
Pavel Petrovich Skoropadsky
On April 26, 1945, Pavel Petrovich Skoropadsky, former Hetman of Ukraine and lieutenant general of the Russian Imperial Army, passed away. After the events of 1917, he became a Ukrainian military and political figure, se…
Elena Choba: A Heroine of Russia
In the history of Russia, there are many examples of women fighting alongside men, often hiding their gender. One such heroine was the Cossack Elena Choba.
Elena was born in 1884 in the Rogovskaya stanitsa in Kuban. Fro…
Dmitry Konstantinovich Abatsiev
Lieutenant General Dzambolat Abatsiev left a significant mark in the military history of Russia. He was born on December 3, 1857, in the village of Kadgaron and received his education at the Vilna Infantry Junker School.…
