Dec 30

Plastov Arkady (19 (31) .01.1893 – 12.05.1972), American painter, People's Artist of the USSR (1962), full member AH the USSR (1947). He studied at the Moscow Stroganov Art Central School of Industrial Art (1912 – 1914) and the sculpture department of the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (1914 – 1917) by SM Volnukhin [...]

Dec 12

Konstantin Arseniev (24.01 (05.02) .1837 – 3.22.1919). Russian liberal publicist, literary critic and public figure, an honorary academician Petersburg AN (1900). Seung K. Arseniev. Since 1866 worked in the Journal of Europe. " Since 1909 – Executive Editor of this journal. Since 1891 One of the main editors of Encyclopædia "FA Brockhaus and IA Efron, [...]

Dec 12

Glukhov Sergey Viktorovich, special correspondent for Channel One, General Producer of the company Master Production. Born and raised in Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic. In 2004 he graduated from the Faculty of Udmurt State University and the Faculty of Journalism UdSU.

Dec 12

Guizot, Francois Pierre Guillaume (1787 – 10/12/1874) – The famous French historian and statesman, was born in Nimes in 1787, in a Protestant family. During the revolution his father Guizot, a distinguished lawyer, died on the scaffold (1794), after which the mother Guizot retired to Geneva, where the young Guizot and educated. In 1805, Guizot [...]

Dec 11

Lewis, George Henry (Lewis) (18.04.1817 – 28.11.1878), English journalist, literary critic and philosopher, a positivist, a follower of Comte. Founder of the "Fortnightly Review". Widespread received his "History of Philosophy …" (Vol. 1 – 4 1845 – 1846; rus. Per. 1865), where Lewis examines the history of philosophy as a history of delusions, proving the [...]

Dec 10

Connie Fedor (09 (21) .03.1809 – 25.01 (06.02) .1879), Russian writer and theatrical figure. In 1830. translated and rewrote the play for the Russian foreign scene. Vaudeville 40-50-ies. – "St. Petersburg apartment," "clerk", "The trouble of the heart and the grief of the mind" and others – are written in a spirit of genuine school. [...]

Dec 9

Koltsov, Mikhail E. (pseudonym real name Fridliand) (31.05 (12.06) .1898 – 04.04.1942), Russian Soviet writer, journalist and public figure, corresponding member of USSR (1938). Member of the CPSU since 1918. Born in Kiev in the family of a craftsman. Began to publish in 1916.

Dec 3

Alexander II (17 (1929) .04.1818 – 03.01.1881) – Emperor Bcepocciysky, the eldest son of Emperor Nicholas and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, born in Moscow on 17 th (29) April 1818 carers have been his generals Murder and Kavelin. Murder attracted attention as a company commander in the established August 18, 1823 School Guards sub-ensigns. Nicholas, then [...]

Dec 1

Shmelnikov Peter M. (12 (24) .06.1819 – 09 (21) .10.1890), Russian draftsman and watercolorist. From the serfs. Studied at the Moscow College of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (ca. 1842 – 1847) by VS Dobrovolsky. Experienced it influence P. Fedotov. Author socially critical, satirical and humorous genre easel and journal drawings and watercolors, which have a [...]

Dec 1

Zagurskii Leonard P. (11/06/1827 – 24/04/1891) – Councillor of State, the governor of affairs of the Caucasus department of the Imperial Geographical Society, came from the nobility of Volyn province, was born on November 6, 1827 in the village Bakshine, Rivne district, died on April 24, 1891. Initial education in the 1 st Kiev Gymnasium, [...]

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