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Volkonsky
Volkonsky is a Russian language locational surname, named after the Volkona river south of Moscow, and borne by a Russian noble family.Ziegler, Dominic. ''Black Dragon River: A Journey Down the Amur River at the Borderlands of Empires.'' New York: Penguin Press. 2015. p. 139. Alternative spellings include Volkonskaya, Volkonski and Wolkonsky. The name Volkonsky may refer to: *Alexander Volkonsky (1866–1934), Russian diplomat *Alexey Volkonsky (born 1978), Russian canoer *Andrei Volkonsky (1933–2008), Russian composer *Maria Mikhailovich Volkonskaya (1863–1943), Russian aristocrat *Maria Volkonsky (1805–1863), Russian aristocrat *Nikita Volkonsky (1781–1844), Russian general *Peeter Volkonski (born 1954), Estonian musician *Peter Volkonsky (1861–1948), Russian aristocrat *Pyotr Mikhailovich Volkonsky (1776–1852), Russian general *Serge Wolkonsky (1860–1937), Russian theatre director *Sergei Volkonsky (1788–1865), Russian general *Zinaida Volkonskaya Princess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Volkonsky
Princess Maria Nikolaevna Volkonskaya (''née'' Raevskaya; russian: Мария Николаевна Волконская (Раевская), link=no; December 25, 1805August 10, 1863) was a Decembrist wife of Prince Sergey Volkonsky who followed her husband into Siberian exile after his trial. Early life Childhood Mariya Volkonskaya was a Ukrainian aristocrat and the youngest of five children to General Nikolai Raevsky and Sofia Raevskaya. She was born on her family's Ukrainian estate on December 25, 1804; however, the family often moved due to her father's military status. She grew up speaking mainly French, English, which she spoke perfectly, and German. Russian was the most difficult of her languages. Like many Russian aristocrats, Mariya was educated at home. She enjoyed reading books and was great at playing the piano and sang semi-professionally. Her favorite interests, though, were history and literature, according to a testimony of her son, Michael. Her father's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrei Volkonsky
Prince Andrei Mikhaylovich Volkonsky (also ''Andrey, André, Mikhailovich, Michailovich, Volkonski, Volkonskiy'') (russian: Андрей Михайлович Волконский; 14 February 1933 – 16 September 2008) was a Russian composer of classical music and harpsichordist. He was a key figure in Early Music Revival in Russia. Biography A descendant of Volkonsky, Russian aristocratic princely family in exile, he was born in Geneva in 1933. As a child he played his improvisations to Sergei Rachmaninoff. Then he studied piano at the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève with Johnny Aubert and with the legendary Dinu Lipatti. The Volkonsky family resettled in Moscow in 1947. From 1950 to 1954 he studied at the Moscow Conservatory under Yuri Shaporin, but was expelled for breaking some minor disciplinary rules. In 1956 Volkonsky began the career of a harpsichord and organ player. He pioneered performing renaissance and baroque music, which had hitherto not been played in the USSR. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergei Volkonsky
Prince Sergei Grigorievich Volkonsky (Серге́й Григорьевич Волко́нский; 19 December 1788 – 10 December 1865)Gregorian calendar. His birth and death dates in the Julian calendar were 8 December 1788 and 28 November 1865 was a Russian Empire Major General and Decembrist from the aristocratic Volkonsky family. Prince Sergey was a grandson of Field Marshal Nicholas Repnin, a leading statesman of Catherine the Great's reign. The three brothers Sergey, Nikita Volkonsky and Nikolay Repnin, distinguished themselves during the Napoleonic Wars. Princess Zenaǐde Wolkonsky was his sister-in-law. Serge Wolkonsky, a theatre director and critic, descended from his son Michail. Volkonsky was promoted Major General after the Battle of Großbeeren and Battle of Dennewitz. He was wounded in the Battle of Eylau. He was the only general still in active service who took part in the Decembrist conspiracy of 1825, an attempt to achieve liberal reform by preventing the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peeter Volkonski
Prince Peeter Volkonski (born 12 September 1954 in Tallinn) is an Estonian rock-musician, composer, actor, and theatre director. Biography He became famous with the punk band Propeller, founded in 1978. In 2015 Volkonski was Free Party's candidate in the Tartu constituency for Estonian parliamentary election. He received 916 votes, which was not enough for a seat in the parliament. Ancestry Peeter Volkonski's paternal ancestry comes from the Russian noble Volkonsky family; his father was the Russian composer and harpsichordist Prince Andrei Volkonsky. His paternal grandfather was the noted Russian opera baritone Prince Mikhail Volkonsky and his great-great-great-grandfather was Prince Pyotr Mikhailovich Volkonsky, thus, being a descendant of the princely Rurikid dynasty. His maternal ancestry is Estonian; his mother is the Estonian translator and writer Helvi Jürisson, who is a noted poet and author of children's literature. Decorations *2001 Fifth Class Order of the Whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Volkonsky
Prince Peter Mikhailovich Volkonsky (1861–1948) was a Russian aristocrat. Biography Peter M. Volkonsky was born in 1861 in St. Petersburg. His father was Prince Michael S. Volkonsky, his mother the Serene Princess Elizabeth G. Volkonskaia (1838–1897). He married Princess Catherine Shahovskaya, daughter of the General of Infantry Prince Shakhovsky Aleksei Ivanovich (1821–1890) and Sofia Alexandrovna Olsufyeva (1830–1882). Their son was Prince Mikhail Petrovich Volkonsky. Brothers The brothers Volkonsky, each in his own way, left a bright trace in the history of Russia. 1. Vladimir Volkonsky (1868–1953), was vice-chairman of the State Duma under Volkonskye chairmanship of Khomyakov and Rodzianko and later was a Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, "survived" in office four ministers. Nicholas II told each new minister: "Take care of Volkonsky". 2. Serge Wolkonsky (1860–1937) - was a Russian theater worker, director, writer, Chamberlain, Privy Counsellor and a C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikita Volkonsky
Prince Nikita Grigorievich Volkonsky (9 July 1781, Moscow, Russian Empire - 6 December 1844, Assisi, Italy) was a Russian general from the Volkonsky family. He took part in the Napoleonic wars and later converted from Orthodoxy to Roman Catholicism. Family Nikita's father was Prince Grigory Volkonsky, one of Suvorov's leading generals. His mother was the daughter and heiress of Prince Nikolai Repnin. His siblings included Prince Sergey Volkonsky, one of the prominent Decembrists, and Prince Nikolai Volkonsky-Repnin, the owner of Yagotin. In 1810, Nikita married Princess Zinaida Beloselskaya-Belozerskaya (1792-1862) - writer, poet, singer and composer, Princess was a prominent figure of the Russian cultural life of the first half of the 19th century and was also a Catholic convert from Russian Orthodoxy. Their marriage gave birth to one son: * Alexander (1811-1878), Privy Councillor. Career Volkonsky graduated from the First Cadet Corps. On 9 October 1792 recorded the ensign P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Volkonsky
Prince Alexandr Mikhailovich Volkonsky (russian: Александр Михайлович Волконский, 25 April 1866 – 18 October 1934) was Russian military attaché and writer, who in later life, was ordained a priest by the Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church. Biography Education Alexandr was born in the St. Petersburg Governorate. He graduated from St. Petersburg University. From 1889 he served as a volunteer at the Life Guard Cavalry Regiment. From June 1890, non-commissioned officer, with November 1890 – estandart-cadet. Passed the exam at the Nicholas Cavalry and Constantine Military School (1890). In 1890 made a cornet, 30 August 1894, a lieutenant. He graduated from the two-year course at the Nicholas General Staff Academy (1896). In 1895 he served in the Russian embassy to Persia, in 1897 he was posted to Beijing. He wrote a secret memo "On the need to strengthen our strategic position in the Far East", which pointed to inevitability of military conflict wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serge Wolkonsky
Prince Serge Wolkonsky (also referred to as Sergei Mikhailovitch Volkonsky; russian: Серге́й Миха́йлович Волко́нский) (4 May 1860 – 25 October 1937) was an influential Russian theatrical worker, one of the first Russian proponents of eurhythmics, pupil and friend of Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, and creator of an original system of actor's training that included both expressive gesture and expressive speech. Biography Wolkonsky was born on the Fall estate near Revel in Imperial Russia (now Tallinn, Estonia). His mother was Princess Elizaveta Grigorievna Volkonskaya, daughter of Grigory Petrovich Volkonsky (son of Sophia, a sister of Decembrist Sergei Volkonsky) and Mary (née Countess Benckendorff, daughter of Count Alexander Benckendorff). Princess Volkonskaya profoundly influenced her son Serge, defining many of his interests, including his Orthodox religious views; among her friends was the well-known Russian philosopher, theologian and poet Vladim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyotr Mikhailovich Volkonsky
Prince Pyotr Mikhailovich Volkonsky russian: Пётр Миха́йлович Волко́нский, tr. ; ) was an Imperial Russian military commander, General-Field Marshal (1843), Adjutant General to Alexander I, member of the State Council (1821). Biography Pyotr Volkonsky was born in St. Petersburg in 1776. Volkonsky participated in the plot to remove Paul I from the throne and became one of the closest advisors to Alexander I. He commanded the Russian troops in the Battle of Austerlitz. He was Chief of Staff of the Acting Army from December 1812 and Chief of General Staff (1815-1823). Resigned after a conflict with the War Minister Count Aleksey Arakcheyev. He was an Ambassador to the coronation of Charles X of France Charles X (born Charles Philippe, Count of Artois; 9 October 1757 – 6 November 1836) was King of France from 16 September 1824 until 2 August 1830. An uncle of the uncrowned Louis XVII and younger brother to reigning kings Louis XVI and Lou ... in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexey Volkonsky
Alexei Volkonski (russian: Алексей Волконский), born 4 December 1978 in Vladivostok, is a Russian flatwater canoer. Biography He is a former world and European champion in the Canadian canoe C4 1000m. Volkonsky did not take up canoeing until the relatively late age of fifteen, when he was persuaded by friends to switch from judo. In 1999 he won two gold medals at the senior European championships in Zagreb in the C4 500m and C4 1000m. The same year he won the C4 1000m gold medal at the world championships in Milan. Since then he has been a regular medallist at the major championships, always in the four-man (C4) canoe. At the 2001 World Championships in Poznań he won a 500m bronze medal. In 2002 European Championship in Szeged he won two medals (500m silver and 200m bronze). Two years later he returned to Poznań to win two more European silver medals (200m and 500m). In 2006 Volkonsky finished fifth in the C4 1000m final at the world championships. Vol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Mikhailovich Volkonskaya
Princess Maria Mikhailovna Volkonskaya (born on 13 March 1863 - she was killed on 19 May 1943, Moscow, USSR) was a Russian princess, Catholic convert and writer. Biography Volkonskaya was born on 13 March 1863 in a very old and aristocratic Russian family of Orthodox religion. In 1901 in Switzerland, like many of her relatives, including brothers Alexandr Volkonsky, Serge Volkonsky, Peter Volkonsky, she adopted Catholicism. For many years she lived in Rome, was an active parishioner of the Russian Catholic Church of Saint Lawrence, was involved in charity work and in the translations of Catholic spiritual literature into the Russian language Russian (russian: русский язык, russkij jazyk, link=no, ) is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language mainly spoken in Russia. It is the First language, native language of the Russians, and belongs to the Indo-European langua .... She was killed on 19 May 1943 in Moscow. Works Our Lady of Lourdes. - St., 1906. Don B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zinaida Volkonskaya
Princess Zinaida Aleksandrovna Volkonskaya (Зинаида Александровна Волконская; 14 December 1792 – 24 January 1862), was a Russian writer, poet, singer, composer, salonist and lady in waiting. She was an important figure in 19th-century Russian cultural life. She performed in Paris and London as an amateur opera singer. Biography She was born in Turin to the family of a Russian ambassador, Prince Alexander Beloselsky-Belozersky, and descended in the male line from the medieval rulers of White Lake City. Her mother was a Tatischev, also of Rurikid ancestry. Zinaida was lady-in-waiting to Queen Louise of Prussia in 1808 and was close to Emperor Alexander I of Russia, who became her lifelong correspondent and, possibly, lover. To stem gossip, Zinaida married Alexander's aide-de-camp, Prince Nikita Volkonsky, in 1810. They were prominent during the Congresses of Vienna and Verona. She moved to Russia in 1817, and to Moscow in 1822. In the 1820s t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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