Much was done by people to reach the present state of human development. It is necessary to say that great contribution to the development of the world science and culture, literature, music and painting was made by Russian people. The names of Russian scientists and writers, poets, composers and painters are world-famous. Pushkin, Lermontov, Chehov, Levitan... This chain can be endless. It is almost impossible to name a branch of science in the development of which the Russian scientists haven't played a great role. Lomonosov, the founder of Moscow University was an outstanding innovator both in the humanities and sciences. Mendeleev's greatest discovery was the Periodic System of Elements. Popov invented the radio. Sechenov and Pavlov were the world famous physiologists. Russia is also called the mother of aviation and cosmounatics. Names of Tsiolkovsky, Korolov and Gagarin are symbols of the new space era.
People in many countries admire paintings, portraits and landscapes by Surikov, Levitan, Repin. Works of Russian writes and poets are translated into many languages.
I want to tell about one of the greatest Russians. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, an outstanding Russian composer, was born in Votkinsk in 1840. He was fond of music since his early childhood. His mother sang him beautiful songs and taught him to play the piano. He graduated from the Petersburg Conservatoire only in 1866 because of his poor living conditions. He was the best pupil of Anton Rubinstein. When the Moscow Conservatoire was founded Pyotr Ilyich became a professor there. He created wonderful music: 10 operas, 3 ballets, 6 symphonies, 7 large symphonic poems and many other musical pieces.
