The Morozovs (russian: Морозовы) is a famous Old Believers

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n family of merchants and entrepreneurs. The family name Morozov originates from a Russian word ''moroz'' (мороз) that means ''frost''. The founder of the family was Savva Vasilyevich Morozov (1770–1862). He had five sons and a daughter, Varvara Savvichna Morozova. The merchant family of Morozovs should not be confused with another famous

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Feodosiya Morozova Feodosia Prokopiyevna Morozova (russian: link=no, Феодосия Прокопьевна Морозова; 21 May 1632 – 1 December 1675) was one of the best-known partisans of the Old Believer movement. She was perceived as a martyr after s ...

(and her family). The latter were boyars, whereas almost all the other famous Morozovs were merchants, and also descendants of peasants.

Five sons

Savva Vasilyevich's sons were all involved in his business: * Elisei Savvich Morozov (1798-1868) * Zhakar Savvich Morozov (1802–1857) * Abram Savvich Morozov (1806–1856) * Ivan Savvich Morozov (1810–1864) * Timofei Savvich Morozov (1823–1889)

The four branches

Morozov Abram Abramovich, Morozov Timofey Savvich, Morozov Ivan Zakharovich, Morozov Vikula Eliseevich

The family business was divided into four in 1871. * Zakharovichi: Ivan Zakharovich Morozov, (

Bogorodsk-Glukhovo factory Bogorodsk-Glukhovo factory was a textile factory founded by Savva Vasilyevich Morozov originally in Bogorodsk, now Noginsk. in 1830. His son, Zakhar Savvich Morozov Zakhar (russian: Захар) is a given name, the East Slavic form of the biblica ...

) * Abramovichi: Abram Abramovich Morozov, (Tver Manufactory) * Vikulovichi: Vikul Eliseevich Morozov, (Nikolskoye Manufactory) * Timofeevichi: Timofei Savvich Morozo, (Nikolskaya Manufactory)

Zakharovichi

*Ivan Zakharovich Morozov (1823-1888) :* Arseny Ivanovich Morozov - creator of the choir of znamennoe singing.

Abramovichi

* Abram Abramovich Morozov (1839—1882) *

Varvara Alekseevna Morozova Varvara Alekseevna Morozova (1848-1917) was a Russian industrialist. She was the daughter of Aleksey Khludov and married to Abram Abramovich Morozov and Vasily Mikhailovich Sobolevsky. She was the acting president of the Tver Manufactory Asso ...

(1848-1917) wife of Abram Abramovich Morozov ::* Mikhail Abramovich Morozov (1870-1903), eldest son ::* Ivan Morozov (1871–1921), second son was a Russian businessman and from 1907 to 1914 a major collector of avant-garde French art. ::* Arseny Abramovich Morozov (1874-1908), youngest son

Vikulovichi

*Vikul Eliseevich Morozov (1829-1894) :*Alexei Vikulovich Morozov (1857-1934), son :*Vera Vikulovna Morozova (1858-1916), daughter and mother of Nikolai Pavlovich Schmidt,

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supporter :* Ivan Vikulovich Morozov (1865-1933), son :*Varvara Alexandrona Morozova, wife of Ivan ::*Olgaa Ivanovna Morozova (1897-) ::*Vera Ivanovna Morozova (1900-)

Timofeevichi

* Timofei Savvich Morozov (1823-1889) *

Maria Feodorovna Morozova Maria Fyodorovna Morozova (russian: Мария Фёдоровна Морозова; 1830–1911) was a Russian entrepreneur. She was the daughter of merchant Fyodor Simonov, married to merchant Timofei Savvich Morozov and mother of merchant Savva ...

(1830–1911) wife of Timofei Savvich Morozov :* Yulia Timofeevna Krestovnikova (1858–1905), daughter :* Savva Timofeyevich Morozov (1862–1905), son, an entrepreneur, patron of art and of Russian revolutionary movement; sponsor of the Moscow Art Theatre,

supporter :* Sergei Timofeevich Morozov (1863–1944), son, an entrepreneur,

References

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