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Mura Zakrevska

Mura Zakrevska

Mura Zakrevska

Mura Zakrevska

Adventurer, double agent of the ODPU and English intelligence, countess, baroness, writer, diplomat, thief of hearts. An amazing woman who managed to live not one, but several lives at once. And she has several names: Maria Benckendorff, also known as Maria Budberg, also known as Mura Zakrevska.

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Ivan Zavadsky

Ivan ZavadskyBorn in 1780 near Hadyach in Poltava Oblast. He was a circumnavigator and polar explorer, cartographer, hydrographer, and collector of natural history collections. During 1819–1821, he served as deputy captain on the warship Vostok (Russian: Шкхид), which made a circumnavigation of the Southern Ocean in search of a route to the South Pole. This expedition was one of the first to discover Antarctica and the islands near it: the South Sandwich Islands, Alexander I, and Peter I. Since the days of Soviet historiography, Ivan Zavadovsky has been called a Russian, as has Lysyansky. Ivan Zavadovsky. Photo from open sources. One volcanic island was named in honor of Zavadovsky. In 2016, the government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands printed four postage stamps "Zavadovsky Island". Another island in the Western Ice Shelf near Antarctica was also named after him. In Oleksandr Dovzhenko's film story "Antarctica", Ivan Zavadovsky is one of the main characters.

Nudie Kon - Nudie and his Mandolin

Nudie Kon - Nudie and his Mandolin

Ukrainian refugee - american style

Ukrainian refugee - american style

Nudie Cohn on cover of Rolling Stone

Nudie Cohn on cover of Rolling Stone

Stoianov at the Batumi Classical Gymnasium

Stoianov at the Batumi Classical Gymnasium

The first foreigner who boldly defended the rights of Georgians to their native language

The first foreigner who boldly defended the rights of Georgians to their native languageA teacher, ethnographer, and defender of cultural heritage in the 19th century - Olexander Stoianov

Clarice Lispector

Clarice LispectorUkrainian-born Brazilian novelist and short story writer. Her distinctive and innovative works delve into diverse narrative forms, weaving themes of intimacy and introspection, earning her subsequent international acclaim. Born to a Jewish family in Podolia in Western Ukraine.

A picture taken during the work of Oleksandr Murashko on the painting "Annunciation"

A picture taken during the work of Oleksandr Murashko on the painting "Annunciation"

Annunciation by Oleksandr Murashko

Annunciation by Oleksandr Murashko

Villa Bashkirtseff in Nice

Villa Bashkirtseff in NiceFrom 1871 to 1877, the Bashkirtseff family villa in Nice served as a setting for Marie’s early ambitions. Here, surrounded by the social life she adored, Marie immersed herself in private studies, driven by her vision of fame. Today, Nice commemorates her with a dedicated street and a permanent display of her work in the Musée des Beaux-Arts.