The Morozovs (Russian: Морозовы) is a famous Old Believers Russian family of merchants and entrepreneurs. The family name Morozov originates from a Russian word moroz (мороз) that means frost.[1] The founder of the family was Savva Vasilyevich Morozov (1770–1862).[2] He had five sons and a daughter, Varvara Savvichna Morozova.[3]
The merchant family of Morozovs should not be confused with another famous Old Believer: boyarynya Feodosiya Morozova (and her family). The latter were boyars, whereas almost all the other famous Morozovs were merchants, and also descendants of peasants.
Five sons
editSavva 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
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The family business was divided into four in 1871.
- Zakharovichi: Ivan Zakharovich Morozov, (Bogorodsk-Glukhovo factory)
- Abramovichi: Abram Abramovich Morozov, (Tver Manufactory)
- Vikulovichi: Vikul Eliseevich Morozov, (Nikolskoye Manufactory)
- Timofeevichi: Timofei Savvich Morozo, (Nikolskaya Manufactory)
Zakharovichi
edit- Ivan Zakharovich Morozov (1823-1888)
- Arseny Ivanovich Morozov - creator of the choir of znamennoe singing.
Abramovichi
edit- Abram Abramovich Morozov (1839—1882)
- Varvara Alekseevna Morozova (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
edit- Vikul Eliseevich Morozov (1829-1894)
- Alexei Vikulovich Morozov (1857-1934), son
- Vera Vikulovna Morozova (1858-1916), daughter and mother of Nikolai Pavlovich Schmidt, Bolshevik supporter
- Ivan Vikulovich Morozov (1865-1933), son
- Varvara Alexandrona Morozova, wife of Ivan[4]
Timofeevichi
edit- Timofei Savvich Morozov (1823-1889)
- Maria Feodorovna Morozova (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, Bolshevik supporter
- Sergei Timofeevich Morozov (1863–1944), son, an entrepreneur,
See also
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References
edit- ^ Semenova, Natalya (2020). Morozov : the story of a family and a lost collection. New Haven: Yale University. ISBN 978-0-300-24982-8.
- ^ "Arseny Ivanovich Morozov". noginsk-invest.ru. noginsk-invest. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Савва Васильевич Морозов". www.rgfond.ru. rgfond. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Pennar, Karen (31 December 1998). "Daily Life among the Morozovs". Merchant Moscow. Chapter 6: 73–82. doi:10.1515/9781400864645.73.