Biographies

(born 1931) Pristavkin Anatoly Ignatievich (born 1931), a prose writer. He was born on October 17 in Lyubertsy, Moscow Region. During the war, he remained an orphan (his mother died of tuberculosis, his father was at the front), was brought up in an orphanage, studied at a vocational school, worked at the age of 12. … Read more

“Queen” – a cult British rock band, one of the most successful and influential in the history of music. At the origins of the band “Queen” stood Brian May and Roger Taylor, joined by Farrukh Bulsara. Before the place of the bass player was taken by John Deacon in 1971, Mike Grouse, Barry Mitchell, Doug … Read more

Alexander Ivanovich Kuprin – the famous Russian writer-realist, received popular recognition. The author of such famous works as: “Duel”, “Pomegranate Bracelet”, “Olesya”, which deservedly entered the golden fund of Russian literature. Early years Alexander Kuprin was born on August 26, 1870 in the town of Narovchat in a small family of a small official. 1871 … Read more

Samuel Butler is an English author. He was the son and grandson of eminent priests. In 1859, after giving up his spiritual life, he went to New Zealand, where he founded a farm and began to raise sheep, after a few years earning a small fortune on it. He returned to England in 1864 and … Read more

Lucas Cranach is a German painter, engraver. As the son of the artist, Lucas has always lived in Wittenberg since 1504. Kranach’s biography is known as the history of the artist at the court, serving three successive elected Saxons. Cranach headed the workshop, twice was elected burgomaster. In addition, Lucas was a close friend of … Read more

(1792 – 1878) Vyazemsky Petr Andreevich (1792 – 1878), poet, prose writer. Born July 12 (23 N. s.) In Moscow in a wealthy noble family. The genus of princes Vyazemsky led from the descendants of Monomakh. He received a wonderful home education, from 1805 he studied at the St. Petersburg Jesuit boarding school. In 1806 … Read more

Maxim Gorky is a prose writer, publicist and playwright, one of the most popular writers in Russia of his time, an active participant in the process of reorganizing the cultural life of the USSR in the first post-revolutionary decades. His work, determined by the interaction of the traditions of realism, the elements of neo-romanticism and … Read more

Jane Austen is an English writer born in the family of a priest. The first 25 years of her biography, Jane Austen, was held in Stephenton, in the home of her father, a parish priest in Hampshire. Here were written her first novels: “Pride and Prejudice,” “Reason and Senses,” “Northanger Abbey,” although they have not … Read more

Actress and singer Miley Cyrus, daughter of country musician Billy Ray Cyrus, achieved early glory as the star of the series “Hannah Montana”, and later became a world-famous pop singer. Early life and career Destiny Hope Cyrus – the name Miley Cyrus at birth – was born on November 23, 1992 in Franklin, Tennessee. Her … Read more

Elizabeth Bowen – an Anglo-Irish writer, was born in Dublin. In flawless prose, she views love and frustration by studying complex psychological relationships. Her famous novels are The Hotel, The North, The House in Paris, The Death of the Heart, and The Heat of the Day. In the last three novels The World of Love, … Read more

Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin is a Russian pilot-cosmonaut, Hero of the Soviet Union, the first person to have been in space. Childhood and Education Gagarin Yuri Alekseevich was born on March 9, 1934 in the village of Klushino, Smolensk region. In 1941, the future cosmonaut went to school, but because of the German occupation, training had … Read more

(1869-1925) Gershenzon Mikhail Osipovich (1869-1925) is a historian of literature and Russian social thought. He graduated from the History and Philology Department of Moscow University (1894). Collaborated in many literary and artistic and scientific journals (“Russian thought”, “Scientific word”, “Herald of Europe”, etc.). He criticized the “positivist” confusion of the history of social, spiritual life … Read more

(1818 – 1883) (1818-83), Russian writer, corresponding member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1860). In the series of short stories “Notes of the Hunter” (1847-52) showed high spiritual qualities and talent of the Russian peasant, the poetry of nature. In the socio-psychological novels Rudin (1856), The Noble Nest (1859), On the Eve (1860), … Read more

Podlysetsky Sergey Viktorovich is a Russian businessman. An investor in the oil and gas sector. Childhood and Education Podlysetsky Sergey Viktorovich was born on July 16, 1971 in the town of Berehove, Transcarpathian region. In 1995 he graduated from the Military Engineering Academy. Kuibyshev. He is fond of martial arts and dog breeding. Business In … Read more

(1896-1961) Shpanov Nikolai Nikolaevich (1896-1961). Writer, screenwriter. He was born in Nikolsko-Ussuriisk in the Far East in the family of a railwayman. He graduated two courses at the Polytechnic Institute and the Higher Balloon School in Leningrad. Published since 1926. He was the editor of the journals “Air Fleet Messenger”, “Airplane” and others. Member of … Read more

Abai Kunanbayev is a Kazakh writer, poet, composer, public figure. Ibrahim was born on July 29, 1845 in Kazakhstan in the aristocratic family of the feudal lord. The nickname Abai in the biography of Kunanbayev was received as a child from his mother. He received a good education – he studied at the Semipalatensky madrasah, … Read more

Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov is a physicist, a member of the Academy of Sciences, winner of the Nobel Prize, politician. Andrei Sakharov was born on May 21, 1921 in Moscow. Andrei’s father was a teacher. Therefore it is not surprising that the first education in the biography of Andrei Sakharov was received at home. He went … Read more

American entrepreneur Jeff Bezos founded and headed the Amazon service. com, and in 2013 bought the “The Washington Post”. The beginning of life and career Jeffrey Preston Bezos was born on January 12, 1964 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His mother, who gave birth to him at a young age, was Jacqueline Guise Jorgensen, and his … Read more

(1917 – 1985) Kuliev Kaisyn Shuvaevich (1917 – 1985), the Balkarian poet. He was born on November 1 in the ancient Balkarian village of Verkhny Chegem in the family of a pastoralist and hunter. He grew up in the mountains. As a child, having lost his father, lived a difficult childhood, started working very early. … Read more

Sofia Rotaru is a singer, actress, People’s Artist of the USSR, Honored Artist of the Ukrainian SSR, People’s Artist of the Ukrainian and Moldavian SSR. Born Sofia on August 7, 1947 in a small village of Marshyntsi in the Chernivtsi region of Ukraine. The musical abilities in the biography of Rotaru were manifested in childhood. … Read more

(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

Viktor Andreevich Yushchenko is the President of Ukraine. He was born in a small village of Horuzhevka in the Sumy region to a family of teachers. Higher education in the biography of Viktor Yushchenko was received at the Financial and Economic Institute of Ternopil. After serving in the army he began to work as an … Read more

Vasily Stepanov is a movie actor. Vasily was born in Moscow, although his parents are from a small village in the Smolensk region. In the biography of Vasily Stepanov, the decision to become an actor did not come immediately. And his family is uncreative – his father is a policeman, his mother is also far … Read more

(1903-1944) Utkin Iosif Pavlovich (1903 – 1944), the poet. He was born on May 13 at the Khingang Station of the Sino-Eastern Railway, which his parents built. After the birth of the son, the family returned to their hometown Irkutsk, where the future poet lived until 1920. He studied at a three-year primary school, then … Read more

Leo Tolstoy is a Russian writer, publicist, educator, creator of the original philosophical doctrine, known as “Tolstoyism” and evoking a broad social and cultural movement both in Russia and abroad. Creativity Tolstoy, permeated with the pathos of affirming the moral foundations of life and spiritual self-improvement of personality, marked a new stage in the development … Read more

Jean Piaget is a psychologist and philosopher, known for his theory of cognitive development. Childhood and youth Jean Piaget was the eldest son of Arthur Piaget and Rebecca Jackson. His father was a Swiss and taught literature of the Middle Ages, and his mother was French. In his childhood, Jean Piaget was so much interested … Read more

(born 1924) Yury Bondarev (born in 1924), a prose writer. Born March 15 in Orsk in the Urals in the family of an administrative employee. Childhood years have passed in Moscow. The outbreak of the Patriotic War prevented them from continuing their education: after graduating from high school, he went to the front. He was … Read more

Oleg Mikhailovich Gazmanov is a Russian singer, Honored and People’s Artist of Russia. Gazmanov was born on July 22, 1951 in a military family. He spent his childhood in Kaliningrad. After graduation, Gazmanov’s biography was followed by admission to the Higher Engineering and Marine College. After graduation, while serving as lieutenant, he served near Riga. … Read more

Maria Shukshina is a Russian film actress, TV presenter. Maria was born on May 27, 1968 in the family of the film director, actor and writer Vasily Shukshin. In the movie began to act at the age of one year. In 1972, in the biography of Maria Shukshina, another role was played in the movie … Read more

Leonardo da Vinci is the greatest Italian artist who made a great contribution to the art of the High Renaissance, a brilliant scientist, inventor, thinker, musician, the brightest example of a “universal human being.” Childhood and Education Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in Ankiato village near the city of Vinci. The … Read more

(1862-1911) Fofanov Konstantin Ivanovich (1862 – 1911), the poet. Born May 18 (30 N. s.) In St. Petersburg in a merchant family. He studied in private boarding schools, then in the city school of Petersburg, which he left in a year and a half. Fofanov’s literary activity began in 1881, and very soon his poems … Read more

(born 1937) Akhmadulina Bella (Isabella) Akhmatovna (born 1937), poetess, translator, essayist. She was born on April 10 in Moscow. She graduated from the Moscow school. I started writing in my school years. She graduated from the Literary Institute in 1960. Already the first collection of poems by the young poetess “Struna” (1962) attracted the attention … Read more

(1799 – 1837) (1799-1837), Russian poet, the founder of the new Russian literature, the creator of the modern Russian literary language. In youthful verses the poet is a lyceum brotherhood, “a fan of friendly freedom, fun, grace and intelligence”, in early poems the singer of bright and free passions: “Ruslan and Lyudmila” (1820), romantic “southern” … Read more

Kristen James Stewart is an American actress, winner of the MTV Movie Awards, BAFTA, who played in the movie “Twilight”, as well as in the films “Room of Fear”, “In the Land of Women.” Born Kristen Stewart in Los Angeles on April 9, 1990. Father Kristen was a television producer, director of many programs on … Read more

(1884 – 1961) Kamensky Vasily Vasilyevich (1884 – 1961), the poet. Born April 6 (18 N. p.) On the steamer, on the river Kama, near Perm. My father was a caretaker in the Ural gold mines. Early losing his parents, he was brought up in the family of his aunt, whose husband was the manager … Read more

Ricky Henley Henderson is an American baseball player, was born in Chicago. His baseball career began with participation in the “Auckland Athletics”. As an outfielder, the baseball player played in this team in 1979-84, 1989-93, 1994-95, 1998. Then from 1985 to 1989, Ricky Henley was a member of the New York Yankees, in 1993 – … Read more

Shirley Muldoney – avtogonschitsa, was born June 19, 1940 in Schenectady, New York. Most known as a professional racer, is also known under the pseudonym “Cha-Cha”. After the birth, she was named Shirley Roekeln. Biography Shirley Muldoney is famous for the fact that this athlete became the first woman to participate in the races of … Read more

Valery Vyacheslavovich Bikbulatov is a well-known Russian financial expert with more than twenty years of successful experience in the field of credit operations. Childhood and Education Bikbulatov Valery Vyacheslavovich was born on December 4, 1971 in the village of Seryshevo in the Amur Region. Soon, along with his family, the future financier moved to the … Read more

(16.9.1904 – December 22, 1936) Ostrovsky Nikolay Alekseevich (16.9.1904, village Viliya Ostrozhsky district of the Volyn province – December 22, 1936, Moscow), writer, brigade commissar (1936). The son of a worker. Since 1918, after the beginning of the German occupation, according to the official biography “carried out the instructions of the Bolshevik underground.” In the … Read more

Honus Wagner is an American baseball player, was born in Mansfield, Pennsylvania. In the biography of Honus, Wagner’s real name was John Peter Wagner. He semi-professionally played a ball in Ohio. In 1896, the athlete was given Peterson on contract to the club of New Jersey. The club entered the main league in 1897, before … Read more

Carl Meloun – basketball player, was born July 24, 1963 in the city of Summerfield, Louisiana. Most known as the star of “Utah Jazz”, nicknamed “The Postman”. For 18 years, Malone and quarterback John Stockton were the double stars of the Utah Jazz team. In 1985, “Utah” took over Karl from the Louisiana Technical University. … Read more