(11.03.1937 – 18.10.1999) Bokshtein Ilya Veniaminovich (11.03.1937, Moscow – 18.10.1999, Holon (a suburb of Tel-Aviv), Israel). Grandfather B. was the chief massacre of the Moscow synagogue. My father, compositor, died when B. was three years old. He was brought up by his mother, a typist. I was ill with bone tuberculosis, I was bedridden for … Read more
Marco Polo is a traveler whose work The Book on the Diversity of the World has had a great impact on the research of Asian countries. Marco Polo was born in 1254 in Venice in a merchant family. The first journey in the biography of Marco Polo is in 1271. Then, together with his father … Read more
Edita Stanislavovna Pyekha is a singer, People’s Artist of the USSR. Edita Piekha was born in France, in the town of Noyelles-sous-Lance in the family of a miner. In 1946, in the biography of Piekhi, a transfer to Poland took place. There she graduated from high school. The hobby for singing manifested itself in school … Read more
Sandro Botticelli is a Florentine Renaissance painter, whose real name was Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi. In his biography, Botticelli studied with Fra Filippo Lippi, whose exquisite color scheme manifested in the artist’s early works. This trend can be seen on the canvases “Adoration of the Kings”, “Chigi Madonna”. Elements of the stronger style of Pollajolo, … Read more
Apolo Anton Ono is a skater, was born on May 22, 1982 in the city of Seattle, Washington. Best known as a gold medalist who won “Dancing with the Stars”. Apolo Antono Ono won the gold medal at the 2002 Olympic Games on a short track 1500 meters away. The victory was controversial, as It … Read more
Henri Cartier-Bresson – French photojournalist, was born near Paris. Biography Cartier-Bresson is known for his numerous unforgettable images of personalities and events of the 20th century. After studying painting, as well as under the influence of surrealism, in 1931 he began a career as a photographer. Using the simplest techniques, Cartier-Bresson performed works with impeccable … Read more
Alexander Gavrilovich Abdulov – actor, Honored and People’s Artist of the RSFSR. Alexander Abdulov was born on May 29, 1953 in Tobolsk. Alexander’s father was an actor, so after graduation in the biography of Abdulov, at the insistence of his parents, an attempt was made to enter Shchepkin’s school. Not enrolling, Alexander began to study … Read more
(1931 – 1993) Semenov Julian Semenovich (1931 – 1993), the prose writer. He was born on October 8 in Moscow. After school, he entered the Institute of Oriental Studies in Moscow, after which he worked as an assistant at Moscow State University in 1953, then went to Kabul (Afghanistan) as an interpreter from afghani. Since … Read more
(1798 – 1831) Delvig Anton Antonovich (1798 – 1831), a poet. Born August 6 (17 N. s.) In Moscow in the family of Russified Livonian barons, from an old impoverished family. He studied at a private boarding school, then in 1811 entered the newly opened Tsarskoe Selo Lyceum. Here he meets Pushkin, friendship with whom … Read more
Gavriil Romanovich Derzhavin – Russian poet and playwright, the largest representative of Russian classicism, an educator. A well-known statesman of the 18th century at the court of Catherine II. Childhood, education, military service Poet Derzhavin Gavriil Romanovich was born July 3, 1743 in the province of Kazan in a family of impoverished nobles. His childhood … Read more