Alexey Ivanovich Dimitrievich, known as Alyosha, was born on March 23, 1913, in the Russian Empire and passed away on January 21, 1986, in Paris. He was a Russian singer of Romani descent and an active participant in the…

One hundred years ago, Russian general Vladimir Oskarovich Kappel perished. He was born on April 28, 1883, in Tsarskoye Selo, Saint Petersburg Province, and died on January 26, 1920, at the Uta railway junction, near the…

Doctors are often called "people in white coats," although this is a relatively new phenomenon in medicine. The first to introduce white coats for doctors and medical staff in Russia was Dr. Karl Andreyevich Rauchfus. In…

Zinaida Sergeyevna Serebryakova was a Russian artist and a member of the "World of Art" association. She became one of the first Russian women to enter the history of painting. Serebryakova lovingly depicted scenes of r…

“Kalinka,” also known as “Kalinka-Malinka,” is a Russian song written by Ivan Petrovich Laryonov in a folk style. It is often mistakenly considered a folk song. A folk-stage dance called “Kalinka” is also performed to th…

Princess Darya Christoforovna Lieven, known as the "society lioness" of the first half of the 19th century, was a secret agent of the Russian government in London and Paris and earned the nickname "diplomatic Sibyl." She…

February 6 marks the day of remembrance for Blessed Ksenia of Petersburg. Ksenia of Petersburg, known in the world as Ksenia Grigoryevna Petrova, was an Orthodox fool-for-Christ from a noble family who lived in St. Pete…

February 7 marks the memory of the holy martyr Vladimir, Metropolitan of Kiev and Galicia. In the photograph, Metropolitan Vladimir is depicted with the Orders of Saint Vladimir 3rd class and Saint Anna 1st class, the s…

The story of Pavel Afanasyevich Bychkov, who transformed from a shepherd into one of the best skiers in Russia, is impressive. He was born in 1886 in the village of Bolshoy Azyas in the Penza province. His family was not…

The king of Slavic comics, Ivan Shenshin After the Civil War, hundreds of thousands of Russians found themselves in exile around the world, with the largest colony settling in Yugoslavia. The Russians made a significant…