What is Russia famous for? Its nature, its cities, its sights, and yet… What would our great "mother Russia" be without its great people - people that are not only worshipped here but also famous all over the world? Some are less famous abroad but nonetheless worth admiring. We would like you to get acquainted with these people many of whom were geniuses. Who doesn't know the names ofAlexander Pushkin, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Anton Chekhov, Pyotr Tchaikovsky?
And yet, there are so many other Russians who came down into history – Lermontov, Bulgakov, Esenin, Levitan, Shishkin, Nesterov, Vrubel, Serov,Aivazovsky, Kustodiev, Borisov-Musatov, Akhmatova, Turgenev, Tolstoy, Rimsky-Korsakov, Glinka, Borodin, Rubinstein, and many, many more! These are the names that every child in Russia knows. The works of the writers and poets are read in schools, the paintings of the artists - looked at in galleries and museums, the beautiful music of the composers - listened to at home and in concert halls.
There are people of other professions who also won Russia world-wide fame - scientists, explorers, critics, architects, sculptors, craftsmen, inventors, field marshals, admirals, ballet-dancers, art collectors, directors. But just for now, read about our greatest writers, poets, artists and composers to start with. The list of the famous people on our site will be constantly growing.
http://stpetersburg-guide.com/people/
http://stpetersburg-guide.com/people/
