Posts Tagged “great”

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 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).

November 10, 2010 Posted Under: Astronauts   Read More

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 8, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography of Louis de Bourbon Condé

Conde, Louis de Bourbon (Prince of Conde) (1621 – 1686), known as the Grand KA – one of the famous generals, was born in Paris in 1621, died in Fontainebleau in 1686g. When his father's lifetime K. held the title of Duke of Enghien, and early (1641) married a niece of Richelieu, Marie-Breese.

Began his military career for 17 years, he was 22 the command of troops in the war with Spain, comes out on May 19, 1643 landslide victory of Rocroy (amounting to an era in military history) and ends with the campaign this year, taking Tionvillya and several other cities.

Replacing the track. by Turenne, C. receives appointment Commander in Germany and Freiburg (1644) defeated the Bavarian General Mersey. Capture of Mainz, Philippsburg, victory at Nördlingen (1645) follow the bloody battle at

In 1646, K. possession, after a series of military operations, Dunkirk. Seconded to Catalonia (1647), K. unsuccessfully besieged Lleida, but due in 1648 in the Netherlands, is destroyed when the remnants of the once formidable Lens App. Infantry, and contributes to this conclusion of the Peace of Westphalia.

During the outbreak of anti-Fronde K. took first side of Mazarin and mastered Paris, but between the ambitious and arrogant and overbearing commander minister clash was inevitable. By order of cardinal K. was imprisoned in Vincennes Castle.

November 8, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography of William Berkgoltsa

Berkgolts Wilhelm – Holstein nobleman, lieutenant-general in the Russian service. I arrived in Russia around 1709 to the rank of Major General and stayed there for about 5 years. Despite a short stay, he left behind him the memory of his contemporaries, as one of the bravest and best educated Russian generals. Maintaining while Russia War – North and Turkish enabled him to double-differences: 1) in 1710, during the siege of Vyborg, and 2) in 1711, in reflection attacks Turkish troops on the Russian camp at p. Prut.

November 5, 2010 Posted Under: Astronauts   Read More

Biography Mikulina Alexander Alexandrovich

Mikulin Alexander (02 (14) .02.1895), American designer of aircraft engines, academician of the USSR (1943), Major-General engineering services (1943), Hero of Socialist Labor (1940). A member of the CPSU from 1954. In 1923 he began working designer in automotive Science Institute (since 1925 Chap. Designer). In 1929, he drafted engine AM-34, in 1931 successfully passed the test. The engine was installed on the ANT-1925 on which the 1937 VP Chkalov and MM Gromet made a long-range nonstop flights across the North Pole in the U.S.. Built under the guidance Mikulina 1939 AM-35A engine was installed on the MiG. During the Great Patriotic War 1941 – 1945 oversaw the creation of powerful engines AM-38 and AM-38F for Il-2 and GAM-35f boats for coastal defense. In 1943 Chief Designer of Aircraft Engines. Mikulin imposed regulation blower vanes, two-speed blowers, high airflow and cooling air to the carburetors, developed the first domestic turbocharger and variable pitch screw. In the postwar period led Mikulina team created a number of turbojet engines (AM-3, for example., Installed on TU-104). USSR State Prize (1941, 1942, 1943, 1946).

November 5, 2010 Posted Under: Astronauts   Read More

Biography Peskov Paul Illich

Peskov Pavel Ilich (26/01/1918) – fighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union (1942), Major General Aviation. Participated in the Great Patriotic War in June 1941 fought in the 129 (5 dc.) PAI was flight commander. He flew 368 combat sorties, shot down 20 enemy aircraft. After the war, until 1979 he served in command positions in the Air Force.

November 3, 2010 Posted Under: Astronauts   Read More

Biography Oleynik Ivan Yakovlevich

Oleynik, Ivan Yakovlevich (05/01/1922 – 23/12/1991) – Pilot of the bomber, a full knight of Fame, Second Lieutenant. Member of the Great Patriotic War in September 1943 fought in the 717 nbap. He flew 88 night combat missions for the exploration and bombing. After the war he worked as director raypischekombinata Zolochev in Kharkov region., Then a mechanic in vehicle maintenance.

November 2, 2010 Posted Under: Astronauts   Read More

Biography Miche Paul Petrovich

Miche Pavel Petrovich (07/12/1921 – 02/06/2004) – fighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union (1945), Colonel. Member of the Great Patriotic War of October 1942 fought in the 897 IAP, was commander of the squadron.

He flew 172 sorties, 35 air battles personally shot down 16 (1 ram) and in Group 7 enemy aircraft. After the war until 1973 he served in the Air Force. Miche, Pavel Petrovich Commander Squadron 897 th Fighter Regiment (288 th Fighter Air Division, 17 th Air Force, the 3rd Ukrainian Front) Captain. Born July 12, 1921 in Smolensk in the family of the employee. Russian.

November 1, 2010 Posted Under: Astronauts   Read More

Biography of the Coastal Georgia Timofeyevich

Coast George T. (4/15/1921) was born April 15, 1921 in the village now Fedorivka Carlo District Poltava Region (Ukraine) in the family servant. After graduating from high school in 1938, started his career at Yenakiyevo Metallurgical Combine. In the same year went to the Soviet Army. In 1941 he graduated from the school Voroshilovgrad military pilots behalf of the proletariat Donbass. Member of the Great Patriotic War from June 1942. The pilot, flight commander, squadron commander of 90-th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment (4 th Guards Attack Air Division, 5 th Air Corps Attack, 5 th Air Force, 2 First Ukrainian Front). During the war years made 186 sorties.