hidden Karmalina, Lyubov Ivanovna (1834-1903), an actress KARMALINA,Lyudmila Ivanovna (born Belenitsyna) (1834 – 1903, Kobrino Village), singer, collector of folk songs. She was brought up at Yekaterininsky Institute in St.Petersburg, where singing was taught by G.Y. Lomakin. She took the piano and... more

hidden Leonova, Darya Mikhaylovna ( 1829-1896), an actress LEONOVA, Darya Mikhaylovna (1829, from other sources 1834 – 1896), opera and drama actress, chamber singer, teacher. Since 1849 she studied at St.Petersburg Theatre School. Since 1850 she performed as a singer and a drama actress at Aleksandrinsky... more

hidden Odoevsky, Vladimir Fyodorovich (1804-1869), Prince, a literary man Odoevsky, Vladimir Fyodorovich, Prince (1804-1869), a writer, philosopher, musical critic, public figure, full state councillor (1845), steward of the household (1858), senator (1861). He graduated from the Noble Boarding School at the Moscow... more

hidden Polonsky, Yakov Petrovich (1819-1898), a writer Polonsky, Yakov Petrovich (1819-1898), a writer, Corresponding Member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1886). Polonsky graduated from the Moscow University Faculty of Law in 1844. He served in Odessa and Tiflis at Governor-General M.S.... more