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Kazakov
Kazakov (russian: Казаков), or Kazakova (feminine; russian: link=no, Казакова), is a Russian surname meaning of " cossack" (''kozak'', russian: link=no, казак). Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander Kazakov (1889-1919), Russian flying ace and fighter pilot during the First World War * Alexander Vasilyevich Kazakov (1888-1950), Soviet lithologist and geochemist * Aristarkh Kazakov (1878-1963), Russian revolutionary * Grigori Kazakov (1913-1987), Soviet naval officer and Hero of the Soviet Union * Ivan Kazakov (1873-1935), Russian painter * Konstantin Kazakov (1902-1989), Soviet artillery marshal * Matvey Kazakov (1738-1812), Russian architect * Mikhail Ilyich Kazakov (1901-1979), Soviet military leader and army general * Mikhail Mikhailovich Kozakov (Kazakov) (1934-2011), famous Soviet theatre and movie actor * Mikhail Nikolayevich Kazakov (1920-1994), Soviet aircraft pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union * Nikolai Kazakov (1918-?), Soviet poe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matvey Kazakov
Matvey Fyodorovich Kazakov (russian: Матве́й Фёдорович Казако́в, 1738 – 7 November 1812) was a Russian Neoclassical architect. Kazakov was one of the most influential Muscovite architects during the reign of Catherine II, completing numerous private residences, two royal palaces, two hospitals, Moscow University, and the Kremlin Senate. Most of his works were destroyed by the Fire of 1812; they were later rebuilt with various degrees of alteration. Early years Kazakov was born in Moscow. His father was a government clerk and a former serf who earned his freedom by serving in the Navy. When Kazakov was twelve years old, he joined the architectural school of Dmitry Ukhtomsky, where he worked and studied until 1760. After a devastating fire in Tver in 1761, Kazakov was assigned to rebuild Tver as a junior architect under P.R. Nikitin, and dedicated seven years to this project. The Travel, or Transit, Palace was completed by Kazakov in 1767. Shadow of B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |