Laurentius Pavlovich Beria (03/29/1899 – 23/12/1953) was born March 29, 1899 in the Abkhaz village Merheuli a peasant family.

In 1914 he graduated from primary school in Sukhumi, from 1915 to 1919 he studied at the Baku Mechanics and Construction Technical School, from (more…)

Vladimir Pokrovsky (02/28/1937) – A former deputy minister of Russia on CIS Affairs (January 1999 – June 2000) was born in Rostov-on-Don, graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute in 1959, Doctor of Economics Professor; career path began to associate the branch laboratory of the Ministry of Aviation (more…)

Shusherin Alexander (1774 – 1838) – Art. Advisor, Chairman of the Saratov Chamber of criminal cases, came from the nobility of the Nizhny Novgorod province. In 1783 S. was recorded at the service of a corporal in the Life Guards Horse Regiment and in 1789, granted to the lieutenants and the Horse (more…)

Maxim Litvinov (cf. Fam. And the name – Ballagh Max; pseudo party. – "Papa", Maksimovich, Felix, etc.) (05 (17) .07.1876 – 12.31.1951), Soviet politician and activist, diplomat. A member of the Communist Party since 1898. Born in a family servant.

From 1898, he led the Social-Democrats (more…)

Leonid Filimonov (07/22/1935) – First Vice-President of YUKOS EP (Ehrloration & Rrodustion) since November 1998, at the same time since 1999 – Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tomskneft born in the village Vyshnivka Davlekanovskogo Area Bashkir ASSR; graduated from Ufa Oil Institute in 1959, since 1959 worked (more…)

Pavel Pavlovich Gagarin (04 (15) .03.1789 – 21.02 (04.03) .1872), Prince, Russian statesman, a big landowner.

From 1831 Senator, from 1844 a member of the State Council.

In 1849 – as part of the Secret Commission of Inquiry case Petrashevists. (more…)

Munchausen – an ancient genus of Lower Saxony, whose founder, Heine, accompanied by Frederick II in Palestine.

Of his descendants became known:

1) Munchausen, Karl Friedrich Hieronymus (1720 – 1797), writer, while serving in the Russian army, famous for rhetoric and hyperbole, short of artistry in lying to. Part (more…)

Brevern Carl von (22/10/1704 – 21/10/1744) – Conference Minister of the Empress Elizabeth, was born in Riga October 22, 1704, died in St. Petersburg October 21, 1744 son of Hermann von Breverna, he received his education in Riga and the Konigsberg University (more…)

De Gaulle Charles Joseph Mary (11/22/1890 – 09/11/1970) Born in Lille. He studied at the college, where his father taught, and then entered the military academy at Saint-Cyr. In the First World War, Charles de Gaulle took part in the hostilities, was three times wounded and captured at Verdun. After the war he returned (more…)

Litvinov, Vladimir Alexandrovich (28/10/1938). State Duma of RF Federal Assembly of the third convocation in December 1999, member of "Fatherland – All Russia (OVR), Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Health and Sport, born October 28, 1938

At the time of election (more…)