(1817 – 1885) Kostomarov Nikolai Ivanovich (1817-1885). Born in an old noble family. He studied at Kharkov University. For several months he served in the dragoon regiment. He continued his studies at Moscow University. In the process of training I came to the conclusion that history is first of all the history of the people, … Read more
(28.03.1795 – 08.07.1872) Raevsky Vladimir Fedoseevich (28.3.1795 – 8.7.1872). Major 32 Jaeger Regiment. He was born in the village of Khvorostyanka in Starooskolsky district of Kursk province. His father was a Kursk landowner, a retired Major Feodosiy Mikhailovich Raevsky, an Old Oskol district marshal of the nobility; mother – Alexandra Andreevna Fenina. He was educated … Read more
Lennox Lewis – British-Canadian boxer, was born in London, England. Lewis’ parents were from Jamaica. The childhood of Lennox Lewis was heavy. Following his mother, he moved to Canada at the age of 12. Having occupied boxing, he became world champion at the age of 17 years. And in 1984, 1988, the athlete represented Canada … Read more
(1910 – 1971) (1910-1971) – poet, public figure. Alexander Trifonovich Tvardovsky was born in the Smolensk region. He studied at a rural school, then at the Smolensk Pedagogical Institute. In 1939 he graduated from the Moscow Institute of Philosophy, Literature and History (MIFLI). He began to write poetry from early childhood. The fate of the … Read more
Bulat Shalvovich Okudzhava is a writer, screenwriter, author of songs and music. Born Bulat Okudzhava May 9, 1924 in Moscow in a family who emigrated from Georgia. The first education in the biography of Bulat Okudzhava was received at the Tbilisi school, but in the Russian-speaking class. In 1940 he began to work as a … Read more
Honore de Balzac – French novelist, was born in the town of Touré. Balzac is one of the great masters of novels. Having an accessory to the noble family, he later added a piece – de to his own name. Without taking up education as a child, his parents sent him to a gymnasium in … Read more
(born 1949) Kaledin Sergey Evgenievich (born 1949), the prose writer. He was born on August 28 in Moscow, in the family of an engineer. Education mother, translator-turkologist, subsequently a member of the joint venture, had a great influence on the future writer. After graduation I entered the Institute of Communications, from which I left after … Read more
Jackie Chan is an actor, stuntman, director, producer, singer. Born Jackie Chan April 7, 1954 in Hong Kong. From childhood, he studied music – he studied at the opera school. And besides this, the boy’s big hobby was kung fu. Jackie Chan started as a stuntman for the first time in the movie in his … Read more
Julia Vladimirovna Tymoshenko is a statesman, politician, prime minister of Ukraine. Education in the biography of Tymoshenko was received in Dnepropetrovsk State University. At the end I went to work in my specialty. Then she became the commercial director of such enterprises: Terminal, Ukrainian Petrol Corporation, which grew into United Energy Systems of Ukraine. In … Read more
(1895 – 1925) Yesenin Sergey Alexandrovich (1895-1925) – a poet. Yesenin was born into a peasant family. From 1904 to 1912 he studied at the Konstantinovsky Zemstvo School and at the Spas-Klepikovo School. During this time, he wrote more than 30 poems, compiled a manuscript collection of “Sick Thinking” (1912), which he tried to publish … Read more