Russian Actors

Semen Vengerov (05 (17) .04.1855 – 14.9.1920 language), Russian literary historian, bibliographer. Graduated from the Faculty of St. Petersburg University (1879) and external studies of History and Philology of Tartu University (1880). The representative of the cultural-historical school. In the works of "heroic character of Russian literature" (1911), "What is the glamor of Russian Literature [...]

Füssli Johann Heinrich (1742 – 1825), even as a child engaged in painting, hiding it from his father, who, as a result of insufficient development of his hand, did not want to put it on an artistic career. In spite of the fact that the youthful drawings FA displayed a vitality and richness of his [...]

Evgenyev-Maximov Vladislav E. (pseudonym, real name Maximov) (06 (18) .09.1883 – 01.01.1955), American literary critic. Graduated from St. Petersburg University. Since 1920 lecturer, then professor of Leningrad University. His main works deal mainly with the life and works of the literature, as well as the history of Russian journalism. They are thoroughly documented. Cit.: Nekrasov [...]

Bugrov Boris Semenovich (02/08/1936). Born in the town of Kasimov, Ryazan Region in the family of employees. He graduated from the Philological Faculty of Moscow State University (1958). Doctor of philological sciences, professor.

Milutin Dmitri (1816) – one of the closest, most energetic and most honored members of Emperor Alexander II, was born into a poor aristocratic family, the original training was in the university hostel in Moscow, where he soon showed great aptitude for math. In the 16 years he compiled and issued a "Guide to the [...]

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (07/06/1848 – 05/08/1903), French painter. In his youth he worked as seaman in 1871 – a stockbroker in Paris.

Kaisarov Andrew S. (1782 – 1813). He studied at Moscow University, then served in the Semenov regiment.

Alexander I (12.12.1777 – 19.11.1825), Russian Emperor – son Paul Petrovich and Empress Maria Feodorovna, born in St. Petersburg on Dec. 12, 1777, succeeded to the throne March 12, 1801, died in Taganrog, November 19, 1825 PM Catherine the Great did not like his son Paul Petrovich, but about the education of his grandson, which [...]

Friedrich Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767 – 1835) – the famous linguist and a Prussian politician, elder brother of Alexander von Humboldt. Frankfurt (Oder) and University of Göttingen thoroughly studied law, politics and history.

Oswald Spengler (Spengler) (29.05.1880 – 08.05.1936), German idealist philosopher, the representative of the philosophy of life. He was born in Blankenburg, Harz. He became known after the sensational success of his chief work "Decline of the West" ("Der Untergang des Abendlandes", Bd 1-2, 1918-22, Russian. Per., V. 1, 1923). In the 20-ies. served as a [...]