St. Matthew – Apostle and Evangelist, author of the first canonical Gospel. Among the twelve apostles, he was called upon to post a publican, ie, the tax collector – the most humiliating situation for the Jews (Matt. IX, 9). At first he wore the name of Levi, but later permanently named M. According to Clement [...]

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KAMO (party pseudonym of Simon Ter-Petrossian Arshakovich) [15 (27). 5.1882, Gori - 14.07.1922, Tbilisi], a professional revolutionary. A member of the Communist Party since 1901. Born to a merchant. From 1901 distributing illegal literature at Tbilisi, Baku, Batumi, Kutaisi, Gori and other cities, was the organizer of clandestine printing plants. In November 1903, was arrested [...]

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Giuseppe Mazzini (1805 – 1872) – the famous Italian revolutionary. Upon completion of the course the University of Genoa, was engaged in Genoa, then to Leghorn literary work. More homes have developed in democratic ideas, Mazzini became a member of the secret society of the Carbonari, which was soon ordained a master's degree, and then [...]

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Savinkov Boris Viktorovich (Literary pseudonym B. Ropshin) (19 (31) .01.1879 – 07/05/1925), Russian politician, one of the leaders of the Revolutionary Party, the writer. In 1903 SR, 1903 – 1906 one of the leaders of the military organization. He participated in the killings Interior Minister VK Plehve, Moscow Governor-General of the great book. Sergei Alexandrovich. [...]

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Figner Vera (husband of Filippov) (25.06 (07.07) .1852 – 06.15.1942), Russian revolutionary, populist, a member of the Executive Committee of the People's Will ", a writer. Of noble family. In 1863 – 1869 studied at Rodionovsky institute for young ladies in Kazan, in 1872 – 1875 – Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich. In 1873 [...]

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Socialist and kommunistskie exercises will not be tolerated and will bring the beloved fruit. M. A. Fonvizin can find different social theories of utopian, unattainable, but the basic idea of socialism is the truth and the future of this idea belongs. M. A. Fonvizin nephew Russian writer Denis Fonvizin, Mikhail Aleksandrovich Fonvizin born 20 (31) [...]

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Pope John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla in the world) (05.18.1920 – 02.04.2005) was born in Poland, in the small town of Wadowice near Krakow. His father first made a living from tailoring craft, then served in the Austro-Hungarian army officer, and when formed Polish Republic – worked railroad. Karol's mother died when he was only [...]

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Muhammad (20.04.671 – 08.06.632) – founder mohammedanskoy religion. Born in Mecca. He was originally from koreyshit, of the sort, perhaps even noble, but very poor and not powerful. His father, Abdollah, grandson of Hashim, was a merchant and died before the birth of a son. Six years later she died and the mother of M. [...]

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Cyril (St. Turovsky) (1130 – 1182) – a famous preacher and writer in the XII. Born in the town of Turov (in the current MG lips.) Adopting the tonsure, showed a thorough familiarity with the works of St. Fathers and acquired a great reputation among the brethren, "teaching, and teaching, by word and example of [...]

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Duns Scotus (Johannes Dunsius Scotus) (1260 (1274) – 1308) – nicknamed Doctor subtilis, as Dr Marianus) – Last, and most original representative of the golden age of medieval scholasticism, and in some respects a forerunner of a worldview born. Likely to PM Duns (in yuzhn. Scotland), on the other assumptions – in Northumberland and in [...]

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