November 11, 2010 Posted Under: Architects   Read More

Biography Fedota Ivanovich Shubin

Ivanovich Shubin Fedot (17 (28) .05.1740 – 05.12.1805) – sculptor, son of a peasant, was born in Kuroostrovskoy parish. Against Kholmogory. In winter 1759 came, like his fellow countryman, Lomonosov in St. Petersburg. a wagon train of cod. At the request of University, noticed an unusual ability of youths to the sculpture on samples of his carving of bone, he enrolled in a stoker in the household and in 1761 by imperial order is defined in the Academy of Fine Arts, where he soon became the best of the students of Professor Gilles. During the passage of an academic course has been awarded two silver medals, maloyu in 1763 and more in 1765, and in 1766 graduated from this course with a gold medal and the following year sent for further improvements in its Paris, as a pensioner of the Academy . In Paris, Shubin attracted the attention of the French Academy, which sought before the Empress Catherine II through Falconet extension of his pensionerstva to enable him to visit Rome. In 1772, NA Demidov took with him a trip to Italy and commissioned him to his marble bust. Returning from there to St. Petersburg. He played by the will of Catherine II, her bust from life, which is considered the most similar of all (nahod. in Imperial. Hermitage) and after constantly, for 20 years, worked in marble for the highest court and for the book. GA Potemkin, in the person of whom he found himself a hot patron. In 1774, the Academy elected him to the Academy, but the intrigues of his comrades Shubin, specialty, and Gordian Shchedrin, a long time, all the while managing the Academy I. Betsky, prevented Shubin get a higher artistic rank, although he gained a reputation as a master, not unparalleled among Russian sculptors, and only in 1794, erected it in the Academy professors.

November 11, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography Timiryazeva Basil Afanasievich

Timiryazev Basil Afanasyevich – governor. In the diet book Kostroma Cheti by 1616 means that TV has been appointed under the Tsar Vasily Shuya cash salary of Cheti 16 rubles, which continues to pay and given back to him. In 1626, the TA was sent commander in Przemysl in place of Prince Andrew Shakhovsky, allotted to Moscow, in Przemysl remained until 1628, and from 15 June 1626 survived an evasion of Przemysl on TV spot of the fighting men, shells and grain stocks. Since 1633 he served T. siege head Pronsk. In 1635 under the Mandate Pronsky voivods Ivan Fedorov and Alexei Borzetsovu TA was to remain commander in Pronsk in case the governor called on the Crimean will take place at a gathering of Krapivna; in the same year the TV was released to Moscow, and his place appointed Gregory Khitrov. In 1637, the TA sent to the place of Gregory special secret commander in Pronsk same; in Pronsk remained until 1639 in the boyars' books under the 1636 TA appeared as a gentleman Moscow. "Discharge of the book on the official lists of add-on", I, post.

November 11, 2010 Posted Under: Architects   Read More

Biography Iktina

Iktin – (Ictinus) – the famous Greek architect of the time of Pericles, who built, in collaboration with Callicrates, the main sanctuary of Athens, the Parthenon, the construction of which lasted 16 years, was completed in 438 BC Chr.; With Karpionom he wrote the essay about this temple.

They also built a temple of Demeter in Elevzise, where these famous mysteries, and the temple of Apollo Epikourios in the rock, near Figalii, in Arcadia (around 430 BC Chr.).

November 11, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography of Michael G. Zakharenko

Zakharenko, Mikhail G. (1947). Deputy Chief of Navy of Russia from July 2001, the admiral, born in 1947 in the Krasnodar region, graduated from Faculty of navigational Pacific Higher Naval School, Naval Academy and the General Staff Academy, he served on nuclear missile submarine cruisers strategic, since December 1996 has held the post of Chief of Staff of the Pacific Fleet in July 1997 – July 2001 – Commander of the Pacific Fleet.

November 10, 2010 Posted Under: Sportsmen   Read More

Biography Shoshina Alexander Ivanovich

Shawsheen Alexander Ivanovich (1878 – 1906) – famous player drafts. At the age of 17 became the champion of St. Petersburg, in 1901 won the All-Russian championship (SA Vorontsov). In the checkerboard literature known as the creator of a new "art" school of composition tasks and etudes.

November 10, 2010 Posted Under: Misc   Read More

Biography Maskatinevyh

Maskatinevy – Russian noble family, the industry kind Plescheevo. The founder of Fyodor Akinfievich Byakont, rode in the XIV century. from Chernigov in Moscow and was boyar Grand Duke Simeon the Proud. His great-grandson of Simon P. Pleshcheyev, nicknamed Moskotine, was the ancestor of M. Born, this is included in Part VI genealogy books and Nizhny Novgorod, Tambov Province. (Armorial, VIII, 86).

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Biography Moshina Alexander Fedorovich

Moshin Alexander Fedorovich (08/28/1917 – 13/07/1943) – fighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union (1939), Guard Captain. At Khalkhin-fought in the 1956 IAP. Shot down five Japanese aircraft (1 ram). Member of the Soviet-Finnish war. In 1941 he was a test pilot NII VVS. On the Great Patriotic War from July 1941 I fought in the 402 IAP, special-purpose, 51 IAP, 32 Guards. PAI. He flew over 300 combat sorties, shot down 11 German planes. He was killed in an air battle at the Kursk Bulge.

November 10, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography Obleuhova Alexander Nikanorovich

Obleuhov Aleksandr Prokhorov (1824 – 01/23/1879) – Maj.-Gen. Place out of hereditary nobles Kherson. His father, N. Obleuhov, was an artillery colonel. Upon reaching the age of 10 AN was given in Pavlovsky Cadet Corps, who graduated in 1842. Produced in a non-commissioned officers on August 8 that year, he was appointed to the Life Guards Pavlovsky Regiment, with whom, incidentally, participated in the Hungarian campaign. Further office Obleuhova spent in Siberia, first as commander of the Siberian line № 13 Battalion, then as a member of the military department of the former Irkutsk Field commissariat. In the latter capacity, he spent nearly three years, during which he was awarded the Order of St. Anna's 3rd degree (for participation in the accession of the Amur region of Russia) and the rank of colonel. Wasted health soon forced him to temporarily resign (30 th August 1858) and only 9 th November 1864 he again entered the service. Numbered with the Directorate General of Eastern Siberia, he was soon appointed first Achinsk mayor, and the 23rd of August next year Yenisei mayor. After the administrative reform in Eastern Siberia, he was the 1 st January 1868 was appointed the Yenisei district police chief and 27 April of that year – to fulfill the post of commander of the 2 nd Brigade walking Transbaykal Cossack troops. After a year and a half of AN was assigned to the headquarters of the local troops of the St. Petersburg Military District, with enrollment of a candidate for the provincial military commander. Held in the headquarters of the local troops of St. Petersburg Military District, Obleuhov performed several duties of the provincial military commander (in Olonets), head of the St. Petersburg Semenov, Alexander's military hospital, etc., and from 1872 to 1874 has repeatedly been nominated in the temporary military district courts established in the cities. Petrozavodsk, Arkhangelsk and Belozyorsk. Then, the 8 th May 1874 Obleuhov was the chairman of the Audit Commission for Schliesselburg military penal company. Earn a full pension AN tendered his resignation and the 2 nd December 1876 was promoted to Major Generals from retirement, with a uniform and a pension, then stayed in St. Petersburg, where he lived until his death.

November 9, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography Kurasova Vladimir Vasilyevich

Kurasov, Vladimir Vasilyevich (06 (18) .07.1897), Soviet military commander, Army General (1948), the Hero of the Soviet Union (07/05/1964), Professor (1963).

Member of the CPSU since 1928. Born in a family servant. In 1918 the Soviet army, the Civil War 1918-20, chief of the detachment of seamen.

He graduated from the Military Pedagogical Inst (1921), the Military Academy. Frunze (1932), the Military Academy of the General Staff (1938). In 1921 – 40 in teaching and staff positions.

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Bio-Dibich Zabalkanski Ivan Ivanovich

Dibich-Zabalkansky Ivan Ivanovich (1785 – 1831) – Earl, Field Marshal. Put her father in Berlin Cadet Corps, Dibich-Zabalkansky soon attracted the attention of brilliant successes in the sciences.

On arrival in St. Petersburg (1801) he was determined ensign in the Guards Semenov regiment, after which began zealously top of his military education and the Russian language. During the first war with Napoleon, Dibich-Zabalkansky rendered meritorious in the battles of Austerlitz and Heilsberg.