Anna Akhmatova

Anna Akhmatova

female, deceased (1966)
Anna Akhmatova (— March 5, 1966) was the pen name of Anna Andreevna Gorenko, the leader and the heart and soul of the St Petersburg tradition of Ru...
Anna Netrebko

Anna Netrebko

female, 38 years old
Anna Jurjewna Netrebko or Анна Юрьевна Нетребко, (born 18 September 1971 in Krasnodar, Russia) is a Russian soprano who also holds Austrian citi...

John Bell

male, deceased (1780)
John Bell, Scottish doctor and traveller, was born at Antermony, near Milton of Campsie in Scotland in 1691. He studied medicine in Glasgow and in...
Alexander Sokurov

Alexander Sokurov

male, 58 years old
Alexander Nikolayevich Sokurov is a Russian filmmaker from St Petersburg who has been hailed as successor to renowned director Andrei Tarkovsky....
Alexander Glazunov

Alexander Glazunov

male, deceased (1936)
Aleksandr Konstantinovich Glazunov was a major Russian composer, as well as an influential music teacher.
Bartolomeo Rastrelli

Bartolomeo Rastrelli

male, deceased (1771)
Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli (1700-1771) was a Russian architect of Italian origin. He developed an easily recognizable style of late baroque,...
Grigory Sokolov

Grigory Sokolov

male, 59 years old
Grigory Sokolov (born April 18, 1950 in Leningrad) is a Russian pianist. Sokolov began studying the piano at the age of five and at seven entered...
Olga Borodina

Olga Borodina

female
Olga Borodina is a leading mezzo-soprano, known for her roles in Russian operas at her home company, the Mariinsky Theatre, and for her...
Gianandrea Noseda

Gianandrea Noseda

male
Gianandrea Noseda is an Italian conductor. He studied piano, composition and conducting in Milan. His further conducting studies have been with...
John Of Kronstadt

John Of Kronstadt

male
Saint John of Kronstadt in 1829. From 1855, he worked as a priest in Saint Andew's cathedral in Kronstadt. Here, he greatly committed himself to...