House of Stasov explained

House of Stasov
Coat Of Arms:	File:RU COA Stasov IV-129.jpg
Coat Of Arms Size:	200px
Type:	Boyar/Noble family
Region:	Russia
Origin:	Moscow, Russia
Founded:	14th century
Founder:	Duke Dmitri Vasilevich Stasov

The House of Stasov^[1] (Russian: Стасов{{acute) 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.

Notable people

• The architect was 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.
    • Dmitri'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 one of the most respected Russian critic during his lifetime.

Notes and References

1. Web site: House of Stasov coat of arms . Gerbovnik.