A book from the library of Nikolay Lvovich Markov, a Kirsanov landowner, is preserved in the collection of the Kirsanov Local History Museum. A label with the owner’s signature pasted on the book’s flyleaf testifies that the book belonged to this landowner. The book is a manual by the French teacher David Eugène Levy-Alvarez entitled “Methodical Notes on General Geography”, published by the author in Paris in French.
David-Eugène Levy-Alvarez (1794–1870) was an outstanding French educator, Knight of the Legion of Honor, professor of history and literature, member of the Academy in Bordeaux, the Historical Institute and the Geographical Society. In 1825, he organized a school for girls in Paris, where he taught according to a special method, which was very popular in France and was named after him. In 1833, he founded a course for female teachers in the Parisian town hall. He is the author of a large number of works on teaching; he also wrote books on history, mainly of Greece and Rome. Levy-Alvarez’s textbooks were known throughout the world, including the Russian Empire. Russian nobles used his textbooks for self-education and for teaching their children. There were no language difficulties in teaching, as the nobility in Russia spoke French as well as native speakers.
Nikolay Lvovich Markov (1841— after 1917) was a Russian railway engineer and entrepreneur, a member of the State Duma of the 3rd and 4th convocations from Tambov Governorate. Nikolay Lvovich was a hereditary nobleman of Tambov Governorate. He owned an extensive estate of 1800 dessiatinas in Kirsanov District. Markov began his public work in 1876, when he was elected a councilor of the zemstvo assemblies of Morshan District and Tambov Governorate.
In 1907, Nikolay Lvovich Markov was elected a member of the Third State Duma from the Tambov Governorate. He was a member of this Duma from the Octobrist faction. In 1912, Markov was re-elected to the 4th State Duma. In May 1917, Markov’s estate in Kirsanov was looted by local peasants. In August 1917, he participated in the State Council in Moscow. His subsequent fate is unknown.
David-Eugène Levy-Alvarez (1794–1870) was an outstanding French educator, Knight of the Legion of Honor, professor of history and literature, member of the Academy in Bordeaux, the Historical Institute and the Geographical Society. In 1825, he organized a school for girls in Paris, where he taught according to a special method, which was very popular in France and was named after him. In 1833, he founded a course for female teachers in the Parisian town hall. He is the author of a large number of works on teaching; he also wrote books on history, mainly of Greece and Rome. Levy-Alvarez’s textbooks were known throughout the world, including the Russian Empire. Russian nobles used his textbooks for self-education and for teaching their children. There were no language difficulties in teaching, as the nobility in Russia spoke French as well as native speakers.
Nikolay Lvovich Markov (1841— after 1917) was a Russian railway engineer and entrepreneur, a member of the State Duma of the 3rd and 4th convocations from Tambov Governorate. Nikolay Lvovich was a hereditary nobleman of Tambov Governorate. He owned an extensive estate of 1800 dessiatinas in Kirsanov District. Markov began his public work in 1876, when he was elected a councilor of the zemstvo assemblies of Morshan District and Tambov Governorate.
In 1907, Nikolay Lvovich Markov was elected a member of the Third State Duma from the Tambov Governorate. He was a member of this Duma from the Octobrist faction. In 1912, Markov was re-elected to the 4th State Duma. In May 1917, Markov’s estate in Kirsanov was looted by local peasants. In August 1917, he participated in the State Council in Moscow. His subsequent fate is unknown.
