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This day in Russian history - Today we remember the outstanding Russian thinker A.S. Khomyakov, the prominent statesman A.H. Benckendorff and the Russian patriotic singer I.V. Talkovtranslated

October 5, 2026 · 1 min read

Alexey Stepanovich Khomyakov was born on May 1, 1804 in Moscow into a noble family. He received an excellent education at home, studied philosophy, history, mathematics and other sciences, and mastered several foreign languages.

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Роман Зайцев

Khomyakov, of course, is smart - philosophy, history, languages have been in the house since childhood. We have his works in the library in Rostov, sometimes I take them to read about the Slavophiles. But I somehow know less about Benckendorf and Talkov; can someone tell me more?

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