Category: Biographies

Nikolai Semenovich Leskov is a prose writer, the most popular writer of Russia, a playwright. The author of well-known novels, novels and stories, such as “Nowhere”, “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk”, “On knives”, “Soboryane”, “Lefty” and many others, the creator of the theatrical play “The Waste”. Early years Born February 4, 1831 in the village of…

(20.09.1922) Pozhenyan Grigory Mikhailovich (September 20, 1922, Kharkiv). My father was a partisan in the civil war, then he built the Kharkov Tractor Plant, then headed the research institute, but eventually fell under the rink of repression. In 1939 he was drafted for the Navy. The war was met by the sergeant of the first…

Nikolai Baskov is a Russian pop singer who has a unique voice and unrivaled talent. He was born on October 15, 1976 in the town of Balashikha outside Moscow. His father, Victor Baskov, is a military man, Elena’s mother is a teacher. Since his father was a military man, the family had to travel all…

Heraclitus is a Greek philosopher, known as the “weeping philosopher” because of his contempt for the human race. Childhood and youth Little is known about the birth and early years of Heraclitus. It is only known that he was born into an aristocratic family in Ephesus. His father’s name was either Bloson or Gerakon. In…

Alexander Nikolayevich Serov is a singer, composer, arranger, Honored Artist of the RSFSR and People’s Artist of Russia. Alexander was born on March 24, 1954 in a small village of Kovalevka, Mykolayiv region. In the world of music, Alexander was already in school. Then in his biography Serov was a member of the school orchestra.…

(1894-1937) Pilnyak (real name – Vogau) Boris Andreevich (1894 – 1937), prose writer. He was born on September 29 (October 11) in Mozhaisk. There, as well as in Noginsk and Kolomna, his childhood and youth years passed. He started writing early and at the age of 15 he published his miniature “Spring”. In 1915 he…

Michelle Kwan, a figure skater, was born on July 7, 1980 in Torrance, California. Most known as the Sino-American five-time world champion in figure skating. At birth, she received the name of Kwan Wing Shan. Michelle was nine times awarded the title of US Champion, five times world champion. In the early 1990s, Kwan took…

Lisogor Oleg Vladimirovich – Ukrainian swimmer, master of sports of international class. Represents the sports society of the Armed Forces, has repeatedly become a prize-winner and world champion, the winner of the European Championship. He was born on January 17, 1979 in the city of Brovary, Kiev region. He graduated from Kiev University of Physical…

Moses is a great prophet, a servant of God, the liberator of the Jewish people, the founder of Judaism. He is the main prophet of this religion and the “father” of all subsequent prophets. Translated from Hebrew, his name means “taken from the water,” and from Egyptian – “mo” and “uzhe.” Moses was born into…

Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini – Italian sculptor and architect, was born in Naples. Biography Bernini is considered the history of one of the leading figures in Italian baroque. After receiving initial skills from his father was a sculptor), Giovanni worked primarily in Rome. Many of his early works, such as “David”, “Rape of Proserpine”, “Apollo and…