Famous people

The author of the novel "War and Peace" was born in the Tula province, spent his youth in Kazan, in his youth he served in the Caucasus and took part in the defense of Sevastopol. Lev Nikolaevich began his career as a writer in St. Petersburg. After retirement from military service, he lived in Moscow,

There are not so many cities and villages visited by Tsiolkovsky. The famous scientist was born near Ryazan, in childhood he lived in Vyatka, and in his youth he moved to Moscow. Then he returned to Vyatka and Ryazan, where he passed the exams for the title of teacher. First scientific works

The author of the famous poem "A Cloud in Pants" was born in Georgia. Despite the fact that Mayakovsky's father was a Cossack and his mother was Ukrainian, in the poem "Vladikavkaz - Tiflis" he calls himself a Georgian. When Volodya was 13 years old, his family moved to Russia.

The name of Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky is known in many countries of the world, and his works have been translated into different languages. Readers and literary critics argue about the novels of the great writer, they are filmed and put on the stage. Dostoevsky so firmly

The great Russian poet was born in Moscow and died in St. Petersburg. For 37 years of his life, he traveled a lot in Russia. In the first half of the 19th century, the empire was huge, so A. Pushkin passed through the territories that are now owned by independent states

Test pilot Valery Pavlovich Chkalov lived a short life. For 34 years, he managed to learn to fly well, tested airplanes, participated in parades and made several record flights. As part of the team, Chkalov for the first time in history flew over

Alexey Maksimovich Peshkov was born in Nizhny Novgorod and gave many years to his native city. Gorky lived in Kazan, Samara, St. Petersburg and Moscow, in his youth he traveled across the Volga region, Don, Crimea, Ukraine and the Caucasus. In my mature years, I visited the USA,

Great people leave their mark not only in history, but also on geographical maps. The cities and villages visited by the talented poet, like his lyric poems, are very popular with tourists. People come to Yesenin places with a guided tour or on their own. Connoisseurs