(p. 1937) Uspensky Eduard Nikolayevich (born 1937), writer. He was born on December 22 in Yegoryevsk, Moscow Region. After graduating from high school, he entered the Moscow Aviation Institute. In the student years he began to engage in literary creation, printed since 1960. The Institute graduated in 1961. He became widely known as the author … Read more
(born 1911) Lipkin Semen Izrailevich (born 1911), poet, translator. He was born on September 6 (19 century) in Odessa in the family of a worker. Children and teenage years passed in his native city, where he graduated from school. In 1929, after moving to Moscow, he published his poems in newspapers and magazines. Since 1931 … Read more
(1930 – 2001) Kozhinov Vadim Valerianovich (1930 – 2001), Russian critic, literary critic, philosopher, historian. The main works are devoted to the theory of literature, Russian literature of the XIX century, the modern literary process (primarily poetry). Books: “Kinds of art” (1960), “The origin of the novel” (1963), “The book about Russian lyrical poetry of … Read more
Ksenia Anatolyevna Sobchak is a Russian TV presenter. Xenia was born in the family of the mayor of St. Petersburg – Anatoly Sobchak. In her childhood in her biography Ksenia Sobchak was engaged in versatile activities – ballet, drawing. She attended the studio at the Mariinsky Theater, and studied in the studio at the Hermitage. … Read more
Patriarch Cyril – Patriarch of Moscow, Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church. Metropolitan Kirill was born in Leningrad on November 20, 1946. The father of Metropolitan Kirill Gundyaev was a mechanic, who later became a priest, Mikhail Vasilyevich Gundyaev. In the family of Metropolitan Kirill was another son – Nikolai, who taught at the Theological … Read more
Andersen Hans Christian is a Danish poet, novelist and author of fairy tales. At the age of 14, he leaves Odense for Copenhagen, as he was brought up in poverty. He could not realize himself as an actor, but his poetry has won the attention of such a generous patron as King Frederick VI. In … Read more
(born 1928) Lisnyanskaya Inna Lvovna (born 1928), poetess. She was born on June 24 in Baku. Not graduating from the institute, goes to poetry. The first poems were written in 1949 in Baku, then the first book of poems was published. In the 1950s he published collections “It was with me”, “Fidelity”. Her poems were … Read more
(1905 – 1984) Sholokhov Mikhail Aleksandrovich (1905, khutor Kruzhilin village, Veshenskaya region, Donskoy troops – 1984, village Veshenskaya, Donskoy region, 1984, Veshenskaya village, Rostov region), writer, academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1939), Hero of Socialist Labor (1967, 1980). The author of collections of short stories dedicated to the dramatic destinies of the Don … Read more
Ivan Stepanovich Mazepa – hetman of Ukraine, statesman, politician. Ivan Mazepa was born on March 20, 1639, near the White Church. Education in the biography of Mazepa was received at the Kiev-Mohyla collegium. After his graduation, Mazeppa went to Warsaw to the Jesuit Collegium. Was close to the court of King Jan Casimir, so he … Read more
Daria Dmitrievna Sagalova is an actress, a model known for the series “Happy Together”. Daria was born on December 14, 1984 in Podolsk. Contrary to the image of a stupid blonde in the series in the biography of Daria Sagalova, the gymnasium was finished with a silver medal. In addition to studying, the girl was … Read more