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Aleksei Andreyevich Volkov
Aleksei Andreyevich Volkov was a valet at the court of Tsar Nicholas II. He escaped a death march at Perm in September 1918 and survived to write his memoirs about his time at court and his escape.
Aleksei Andreyevich Volkov was a valet at the court of Tsar Nicholas II. He escaped a death march at Perm in September 1918 and survived to write his memoirs about his time at court and his escape.
Aleksei Prudnikov
Aleksei Pavlovich Prudnikov (Алексей Павлович Прудников; born March 20, 1960) is former USSR and Russian football player who played as a goalkeeper.
Aleksei Pavlovich Prudnikov (Алексей Павлович Прудников; born March 20, 1960) is former USSR and Russian football player who played as a goalkeeper.
Aleksey Remizov
Aleksei Mikhailovich Remizov was a Russian modernist writer whose creative imagination veered to the fantastic and bizarre.
Aleksei Mikhailovich Remizov was a Russian modernist writer whose creative imagination veered to the fantastic and bizarre.
Alexander Pistohlkors
Alexander Erikovich Pistohlkors, (June 6, 1885 Saint Petersburg – 1944), was a Russian Life Guards officer who was known for his cruelty in putting down the rebellion following the Russian...
Alexander Erikovich Pistohlkors, (June 6, 1885 Saint Petersburg – 1944), was a Russian Life Guards officer who was known for his cruelty in putting down the rebellion following the Russian...
Alexandra Pistohlkors
Alexandra Alexandrovna Pistohlkors,(1888–1968), née Taneyeva, was the younger daughter of noted Russian composer Alexander Taneyev, sister of Anna Vyrubova, and wife of Alexander Erikovich Pisto...
Alexandra Alexandrovna Pistohlkors,(1888–1968), née Taneyeva, was the younger daughter of noted Russian composer Alexander Taneyev, sister of Anna Vyrubova, and wife of Alexander Erikovich Pisto...
Andrej Bicenko
Andrej Bicenko (October 17, 1886 – 1985) also spelled Andrei Bicenko, Andrey Bitsenko (Russian Cyrillic:Андрей Василевич Биценко) was a Russian fresco painter.
Andrej Bicenko (October 17, 1886 – 1985) also spelled Andrei Bicenko, Andrey Bitsenko (Russian Cyrillic:Андрей Василевич Биценко) was a Russian fresco painter.
Arkady Averchenko
Arkady Timofeevich Averchenko (Арка́дий Тимофе́евич Аве́рченко; March 27, 1881, Sevastopol – March 12, 1925, Prague), was a Russian playwright and satirist.
Arkady Timofeevich Averchenko (Арка́дий Тимофе́евич Аве́рченко; March 27, 1881, Sevastopol – March 12, 1925, Prague), was a Russian playwright and satirist.
Baroness Sophie Buxhoeveden
Baroness Sophie Buxhoeveden, also known as Sophia Karlovna Buxhoeveden, was a lady in waiting to Tsarina Alexandra of Russia.
Baroness Sophie Buxhoeveden, also known as Sophia Karlovna Buxhoeveden, was a lady in waiting to Tsarina Alexandra of Russia.
Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (later Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, known as "Miechen" or "Maria Pavlovna the Elder"; 14 May 1854 – 6 September 1920) was born Marie Alexand...
Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (later Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, known as "Miechen" or "Maria Pavlovna the Elder"; 14 May 1854 – 6 September 1920) was born Marie Alexand...
Evgeny Chirikov
Evgeny Nikolayevich Chirikov, born August 5, 1864 - died January 18, 1932, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, dramatist, and publicist.
Evgeny Nikolayevich Chirikov, born August 5, 1864 - died January 18, 1932, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, dramatist, and publicist.
Georgy Adamovich
Georgy Viktorovich Adamovich was a Russian poet of the acmeist school, and a literary critic, translator and memoirist.
Georgy Viktorovich Adamovich was a Russian poet of the acmeist school, and a literary critic, translator and memoirist.
Gleb Botkin
Gleb Evgenievich Botkin (1900 – December 1969) was the son of Dr. Eugene Botkin, the court physician who was murdered at Ekaterinburg by the Bolsheviks with Tsar Nicholas II and his family on Ju...
Gleb Evgenievich Botkin (1900 – December 1969) was the son of Dr. Eugene Botkin, the court physician who was murdered at Ekaterinburg by the Bolsheviks with Tsar Nicholas II and his family on Ju...
Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia
Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia 17 January 1882 – 13 March 1957, sometimes known as Helen, Helena, Helene, Ellen, Yelena, Hélène, or Eleni, w...
Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia 17 January 1882 – 13 March 1957, sometimes known as Helen, Helena, Helene, Ellen, Yelena, Hélène, or Eleni, w...
Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia
Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia was the second daughter of Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia and Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna.
Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia was the second daughter of Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia and Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna.
Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia
Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia, was the eldest daughter of Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia and Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna.
Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia, was the eldest daughter of Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia and Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna.
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1890-1958)
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, known as "Maria Pavlovna the Younger" (In Russian Великая Княгиня Мария Павловна) (St. Petersburg, – Konstanz, 13 December 1958) was the daughter of Gran...
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, known as "Maria Pavlovna the Younger" (In Russian Великая Княгиня Мария Павловна) (St. Petersburg, – Konstanz, 13 December 1958) was the daughter of Gran...
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1890–1958)
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, known as "Maria Pavlovna the Younger" (In Russian Великая Княгиня Мария Павловна) (St. Petersburg, – Konstanz, 13 December 1958) was the daughter of Gran...
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, known as "Maria Pavlovna the Younger" (In Russian Великая Княгиня Мария Павловна) (St. Petersburg, – Konstanz, 13 December 1958) was the daughter of Gran...
Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia
Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia (Ксения Александровна Романова; 6 April 1875 – 20 April 1960) was a daughter of Tsar Alexander III of Russia and the elder of Tsar Nicholas II two sisters.
Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia (Ксения Александровна Романова; 6 April 1875 – 20 April 1960) was a daughter of Tsar Alexander III of Russia and the elder of Tsar Nicholas II two sisters.
Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia
Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia (14 May 1879 – 30 October 1956) was a Russian grand duke, the youngest son of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna.
Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia (14 May 1879 – 30 October 1956) was a Russian grand duke, the youngest son of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna.
Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia
Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia was a Russian imperial dynast.
Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia was a Russian imperial dynast.
Gregory P. Tschebotarioff
Gregory P. Tschebotarioff, (February 28, 1899 - 1985), was a Russian-born civil engineer and prolific author.
Gregory P. Tschebotarioff, (February 28, 1899 - 1985), was a Russian-born civil engineer and prolific author.
Harriet von Rathlef
Harriet Ellen Siderowna von Rathlef-Keilmann,, was a German sculptor and writer of children's books.
Harriet Ellen Siderowna von Rathlef-Keilmann,, was a German sculptor and writer of children's books.
Ilya Tolstoy
Ilya Lvovich Tolstoy (Илья́ Льво́вич Толсто́й; May 22, 1866 – December 11, 1933) was a Russian writer and the son of Leo Tolstoy.
Ilya Lvovich Tolstoy (Илья́ Льво́вич Толсто́й; May 22, 1866 – December 11, 1933) was a Russian writer and the son of Leo Tolstoy.
Irina Pavlovna Paley
Princess Irina Pavlovna Paley, (December 21, 1903 – November 15, 1990), was the daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia and his second wife Olga Valerianovna Paley.
Princess Irina Pavlovna Paley, (December 21, 1903 – November 15, 1990), was the daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia and his second wife Olga Valerianovna Paley.
Ivan Bunin
Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin was the first Russian writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature for the strict artistry with which he carried on the classical Russian traditions in the writing of pro...
Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin was the first Russian writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature for the strict artistry with which he carried on the classical Russian traditions in the writing of pro...
Larissa Tudor
Larissa Feodorovna Tudor was the wife of Owen Frederick Morton Tudor, an officer of 3rd Battalion of The King's Own Hussars.
Larissa Feodorovna Tudor was the wife of Owen Frederick Morton Tudor, an officer of 3rd Battalion of The King's Own Hussars.
Lili Dehn
Lili Dehn, or Lili von Dehn, born Yulia Alexandrovna Smolskaia, (Russian: ЮЛИЯ АЛЕКСАНДРОВНА фон ДЕН) (July 27 (O.S.)/August 9, 1888 (N.S.) - October 8, 1963), was the wife of a Rus...
Lili Dehn, or Lili von Dehn, born Yulia Alexandrovna Smolskaia, (Russian: ЮЛИЯ АЛЕКСАНДРОВНА фон ДЕН) (July 27 (O.S.)/August 9, 1888 (N.S.) - October 8, 1963), was the wife of a Rus...
Marianne Pistohlkors
Marianne Pistohlkors, born Marianna Erikovna von Pistohlkors, (June 30, 1890 - May 14, 1976), was a suspected co-conspirator in the murder of Grigori Rasputin.
Marianne Pistohlkors, born Marianna Erikovna von Pistohlkors, (June 30, 1890 - May 14, 1976), was a suspected co-conspirator in the murder of Grigori Rasputin.
Mikhail Artsybashev
Mikhail Petrovich Artsybashev (Михаи́л Петро́вич Арцыба́шев); (November 5, 1878 – March 3, 1927) was a Russian writer and playwright, and a major proponent of the literary style known as n...
Mikhail Petrovich Artsybashev (Михаи́л Петро́вич Арцыба́шев); (November 5, 1878 – March 3, 1927) was a Russian writer and playwright, and a major proponent of the literary style known as n...
Mikhail Osorgin
Mikhail Andreyevich Osorgin was a Russian novelist, journalist, and essayist.
Mikhail Andreyevich Osorgin was a Russian novelist, journalist, and essayist.
Mikhail Piotrovsky
Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky is the Director of the State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg.
Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky is the Director of the State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg.
Natalia Brasova
Natalia Brasova, Countess Brasova was a Russian noblewoman who married, as her third husband, Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia.
Natalia Brasova, Countess Brasova was a Russian noblewoman who married, as her third husband, Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia.
Nicolas Nabokov
Nicolas Nabokov was a Russian-born composer, writer, and cultural figure.
Nicolas Nabokov was a Russian-born composer, writer, and cultural figure.
Oda Slobodskaya
Oda Slobodskaya (1888, Vilno - 20 July 1970, London) was a Russian born soprano who became a British citizen.
Oda Slobodskaya (1888, Vilno - 20 July 1970, London) was a Russian born soprano who became a British citizen.
Oleg Elyshev
Oleg Vyacheslavovich Elyshev is a retired Russian professional football player who played for several clubs in Europe and Asia, including Baltika Kaliningrad and Fakel Voronezh in the Soviet Fir...
Oleg Vyacheslavovich Elyshev is a retired Russian professional football player who played for several clubs in Europe and Asia, including Baltika Kaliningrad and Fakel Voronezh in the Soviet Fir...
Olga Baclanova
Olga Vladimirovna Baclanova, or Baklanova, was a Russian-born actress, who achieved prominence during the silent film era.
Olga Vladimirovna Baclanova, or Baklanova, was a Russian-born actress, who achieved prominence during the silent film era.
Olga Spessivtseva
Olga Alexandrovna Spessivtseva was a Russian ballerina whose brilliant stage career spanned from 1913 to 1939.
Olga Alexandrovna Spessivtseva was a Russian ballerina whose brilliant stage career spanned from 1913 to 1939.
Serge Wolkonsky
Prince Serge Wolkonsky was an influential Russian theatrical worker, one of the first Russian proponents of eurhythmics, pupil and friend of Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, and creator of an original sys...
Prince Serge Wolkonsky was an influential Russian theatrical worker, one of the first Russian proponents of eurhythmics, pupil and friend of Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, and creator of an original sys...
Sergey Burdin
Sergey Nikolaevich Burdin (Бурдин Сергей Николаевич; born March 2, 1970) is a retired Russian football player.
Sergey Nikolaevich Burdin (Бурдин Сергей Николаевич; born March 2, 1970) is a retired Russian football player.
Sergey Gusev-Orenburgsky
Sergey Ivanovich Gusev-Orenburgsky (Сергей Иванович Гусев-Оренбургский) (October 5, 1867 – June 1, 1963) was a Russian writer and a member of the Moscow literary group Sreda.
Sergey Ivanovich Gusev-Orenburgsky (Сергей Иванович Гусев-Оренбургский) (October 5, 1867 – June 1, 1963) was a Russian writer and a member of the Moscow literary group Sreda.
Sophia Eberlein
Sophia Eberlein, (1889–1931), was beaten to death by her second husband Jacob Bentz in her home in Harvey, North Dakota.
Sophia Eberlein, (1889–1931), was beaten to death by her second husband Jacob Bentz in her home in Harvey, North Dakota.
Tatiana Botkina
Tatiana Evgenievna Botkina-Melnik, (1898 - 1986), was the daughter of court physician Eugene Botkin, who was killed along with Tsar Nicholas II and his family by the Bolsheviks on July 17, 1918.
Tatiana Evgenievna Botkina-Melnik, (1898 - 1986), was the daughter of court physician Eugene Botkin, who was killed along with Tsar Nicholas II and his family by the Bolsheviks on July 17, 1918.
Vera Karalli
Vera Alexeyevna Karalli was a notable Russian ballet dancer, choreographer and silent film actress during the early years of the twentieth century.
Vera Alexeyevna Karalli was a notable Russian ballet dancer, choreographer and silent film actress during the early years of the twentieth century.
Vladimir Pecherin
Father Vladimir Sergeyvich Pecherin, was a controversial Russian political figure both in 19th-century Ireland and in Russia.
Father Vladimir Sergeyvich Pecherin, was a controversial Russian political figure both in 19th-century Ireland and in Russia.
Zinaida Gippius
Zinaida Nikolaevna Gippius, was a Russian poet, playwright, editor, short story writer and religious thinker, regarded as a co-founder of Russian symbolism and seen as "one of the most enigmati...
Zinaida Nikolaevna Gippius, was a Russian poet, playwright, editor, short story writer and religious thinker, regarded as a co-founder of Russian symbolism and seen as "one of the most enigmati...