House of Stasov
The House of Stasov[1] (Russian: Стасов́) is one of the oldest aristocratic families in Russia founded by the 1st Duke Stasov Dmitri Vasilevich in 1387. It’s a quintessential family of Russian intelligentsia.
| House of Stasov | |
|---|---|
| boyar/noble family | |
| Current region | Russia |
| Place of origin | Moscow, Russia |
| Founded | 14th century |
| Founder | Duke Dmitri Vasilevich Stasov |
Notable people
- The famous architect Duke Vasily Petrovich Stasov (1769–1848),
- His daughter Duchess Nadezhda Vasilievna Stasova (1822–1895), was a philanthropist and women's rights activist. She organized week-end schools for workers and daycares for workers’ children. She also helped found the Bestuzhev Courses, which made higher education available to Russian women for the first time.
- His son, Count Dmitry Vasilievich Stasov (1828–1918), was a notable advocate who took part in the foundation of the Russian Music Society.
- Dmitry's daughter Elena Dmitryevna Stasova (1873–1966), joined the Communist movement in 1898. As a leader of the Bolshevik Party in St. Petersburg she was exiled to Siberia in 1913–16. After the Russian Revolution of 1917 Stasova was a secretary of the Bolshevik party and from 1921-1926 a Comintern representative to the Communist Party of Germany.
- His son Duke Vladimir Vasilievich Stasov (1824–1906), was the most respected Russian critic during his lifetime.
References
- "House of Stasov coat of arms". Gerbovnik.
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