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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 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 9, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

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.

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 6, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography of Charles Gerzdorfa Maksimovic

Gerzdorf Carl Maksimovich (1761 – 09/22/1813) – Major General, was born in 1761 (on formulary, in 1813 it was 52 years old), came from the Danish nobility PM Reyburga. He began serving in the Danish army, where accepted 5 July 1788 from the captains of the same rank in the Russian service in the Astrakhan Grenadier Regiment. In the same year, of the Turkish War and opposed the assault on December 6 Ochakov produced in seconds-majors. With the dissolution of the Astrakhan regiment moved with the battalion May 19, 1790 in Dniprovskyi Grenadier Regiment. In the same year G. went to the rowing fleet on the Black Sea from Ochakov to the Danube, was landing in the capture of Suntanskoy battery and being sent with the advance guard in front of the column came under cannon shots to the battery and turned the enemy to flight, for what is produced in Prime majors (January 29, 1791), with the conquest of Tulcea G. pursued the enemy, but during the siege and storming of Izmail with division took the battery, drove with her enemy, and destroyed the gun, what March 31, 1792 awarded the Order of St.. George 4 tablespoons .. 24 June 1792 was transferred to the Sevsk Musketeer Regiment.

November 5, 2010 Posted Under: Architects   Read More

Biography of Pavel Petrovich Trubetskoy

Pavel Petrovich Troubetzkoy (02/15/1866 – 02/12/1938), Russian sculptor-impressionist. He worked in private studios (1884) and in our own workshop (1885 – 1897) in Milan. In 1897 – 1906 lived in St. Petersburg and in Moscow (he taught at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture), from 1906 – in France, USA and Italy. In his works (mainly genre and portrait statues and portrait busts) Trubetskoy aspired to a life directly.

November 4, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography Matyushkina Lopatin

Matyushkin Fedor Fedorovich (10 (21) .07.1799 – 16 (28) .09.1872), Russian seaman, Admiral (1867).

One of the closest companions of Alexander Pushkin. He graduated Tsarskoselsky Lyceum (1817).

In 1817 – 1819, entering the fleet voluntarily participated in the circumnavigation VM Golovkin on the sloop "Kamchatka", in 1820 – 1824 – in the Arctic expedition Wrangell, in conjunction with it inspected and put the card on. Chetyrehstolbovoy, independently examined the large space of the tundra east of the Kolyma River, collected valuable ethnographic materials in 1825 – 1827 – a circumnavigation Wrangell on the sloop "mild".

In 1828 – 1829 participated in the Russian-Turkish War, commanding the various warships. In 1835, he served on the Black Sea Fleet, in 1850 – 1851 – the Baltic Fleet.

Since 1852 in senior positions in the Naval Office, since 1858 chairman of the Naval Scientific committee.

Since 1861, Senator.

Cit.: Journal circumnavigation on his ship "Kamchatka" under the command of Captain Golovkin, in the book.: Shur, LA, to the shores of the New World, M., 1971.

Lit.: Wrangel, FP, Journey to the northern shores of Siberia and the Arctic Sea 1820 – 24, Moscow, 1948; J. Groth, K., Pushkin, his comrades, Mr. Lyceum mentors, 2 ed. St. Petersburg, 1899; Total Marine List, Part 7, St. Petersburg, 1893.

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 2, 2010 Posted Under: Architects   Read More

Biography Gamburtsev Sergei Alekseevich

Gamburtsev Sergey (1838 – 02/03/1901). Son of A. Gamburtsev MDAU graduated in 1859 with the rank of assistant architect. Until 1863 the palace was at the Moscow office. From 1865-67 served as a technician SB Kovensk the provincial government. In 1865 received the title of architect of the court office. In 1873-87 he worked (from 1878 served), the district architect in Moscow. Work in Moscow: apartment buildings: on Sadovaya-Sukharev st., 7 (1884), and Bakunin st., 53-55 (1881, not preserved), gates in the wall of u. Transfiguration of the Saviour on the (1890, have not survived), a rental house on B. Sergius lane., 20 (1900), the body fariki brothers Nasal M. Semyonov Str., 5-7, a number of other small residential and factory buildings. He was an active member of MAO, was researching monuments architect. He was buried in the monastery Alexeyev. East.: Central Historical Archive in Moscow, f.. 179, op. 54, d. 8, ll. 29, 48, 58, op. 50, d. 30, op. 50, d. 1975; op. 50, d. 1976; GIM OPI, f.. 327, op. 1, d. 5. Lit.: Builder. – SPb., 1901, pp. 300; Dyakonov MV, biographical dictionary of architects of Moscow XVIII – XIX centuries (extracted from the archives). / / Russian city.: Sat. – M., 1976-1982, 2, pp. 257.