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Baranov (other)
Baranov (masculine) or Baranova (feminine) (russian: Баранов, Баранова) is a common Russian surname. It is derived from the sobriquet ''"баран"'' (argali, lamb). Notable people with the surname include: *Alexander Andreyevich Baranov (1747–1819), first governor of Russian Alaska *Alexander Ivanovich Baranov (born 1946), Russian Army Colonel General *Alyaksandr Baranaw (born 1974), Belarusian footballer *Anastasia Baranova (born 1989), Russian American actress *Elena Baranova (born 1972), Kyrgyzstan-born professional basketball player in America *Fedor Baranov, Fedor I. Baranov (1886–1965), Russian fisheries scientist *Konstantin Baranov (born 1982), Russian ice hockey player *Lyubov Kozyreva (cross-country skier), Lyubov Baranova (1929–2015), Soviet cross-country skier *Matwai Baranov (born 1965), Israeli Olympic wrestler *Natalya Baranova-Masalkina (born 1975), Russian cross-country skier *Nikita Baranov (born 1992), Estonian footballer *Nikolay Baranov (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Andreyevich Baranov
Alexander Andreyevich Baranov (russian: Алекса́ндр Андре́евич Бара́нов; 1747 – 1819), sometimes spelled Aleksandr or Alexandr and Baranof, was a Russian trader and merchant, who worked for some time in Siberia. He was recruited by the Shelikhov-Golikov Company for trading in Russian America, beginning in 1790 with a five-year contract as manager of the outpost. He continued to serve past the end date of his contract. In 1799 Baranov was promoted, appointed by the recently chartered Russian-American Company as Chief Manager, effectively the first governor of Russian America. He served until 1818. This was the early colonial period of expansion of settlements. He founded Pavlovskaya (Kodiak) and later New Archangel (Sitka), Russian colonies that were bases of the company in present-day Alaska. In addition, he oversaw the expansion of the lucrative fur trade with Alaska Natives. He continued to support his Russian wife and children, who had moved fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
