Sophia Timofeevna Aksakova was born in 1806. She was the younger sister of the writer Sergey Timofeevich Aksakov. Mikhail Vasilyevich Glumilin, a representative of one of Ufa’s oldest noble families who reached the civilian rank of a Court Counselor, became her husband in 1824. As a dowry from her father, she received the village of Podlesnaya, 633 peasants big, which was located 7 versts (just over 7 km) from Nadezhdino, the Aksakovs’ ancestral village. The village of Podlesnoe still exists today; it belongs to Belebeevsky district, Republic of Bashkortostan.
Two sons and four daughters were born in the family of Sophia Timofeevna and Mikhail Vasilyevich. One of them, Nadezhda, became a close friend of the great Russian scientist and founder of organic chemistry Alexander Mikhailovich Butlerov when he, after graduating from university, lived with his aunts in the house owned by Sophia Timofeevna. Soon after, in 1851, she married Butlerov.
Nadezhda Mikhailovna is often described as an energetic, unusually lively and attractive woman. She had maintained a very close and trusting relationship with her husband throughout her entire life. Her affection was of a very active nature: she had a good understanding of Butlerov’s interests and personality, which allowed her to both encourage him to study science and support his love for nature, people, children and family. Through Nadezhda Mikhailovna, the scientist got much more closely acquainted with the whole Aksakov family. In particular, he developed a strong friendship with Alexander Nikolaevich Aksakov, a mystic and the author of the term “telekinesis”.
It is also known that Butlerov was a close friend of Sergey Timofeevich Aksakov. In the 1850s, the former had the idea of publishing “The Hunting Collection”, which was supposed to print artistic and literary works “related to all kinds of hunt, with no exceptions”. Butlerov, back then still a young scientist, reacted to his plans in a letter to Sergei Timofeevich: “I was very happy, dear uncle, to hear about your idea of the “Hunting Collection”. Perhaps, we can bring something to the public heritage’.
Two sons were born in the family of Aksakova and Butlerov. In 1912, Mikhail Butlerov reached the title of Active State Councillor and held land in the village of Aksakov-Sergievka, formerly owned by the Aksakov family. Vladimir Butlerov owned the village of Repyevka in Penza Province.
Two sons and four daughters were born in the family of Sophia Timofeevna and Mikhail Vasilyevich. One of them, Nadezhda, became a close friend of the great Russian scientist and founder of organic chemistry Alexander Mikhailovich Butlerov when he, after graduating from university, lived with his aunts in the house owned by Sophia Timofeevna. Soon after, in 1851, she married Butlerov.
Nadezhda Mikhailovna is often described as an energetic, unusually lively and attractive woman. She had maintained a very close and trusting relationship with her husband throughout her entire life. Her affection was of a very active nature: she had a good understanding of Butlerov’s interests and personality, which allowed her to both encourage him to study science and support his love for nature, people, children and family. Through Nadezhda Mikhailovna, the scientist got much more closely acquainted with the whole Aksakov family. In particular, he developed a strong friendship with Alexander Nikolaevich Aksakov, a mystic and the author of the term “telekinesis”.
It is also known that Butlerov was a close friend of Sergey Timofeevich Aksakov. In the 1850s, the former had the idea of publishing “The Hunting Collection”, which was supposed to print artistic and literary works “related to all kinds of hunt, with no exceptions”. Butlerov, back then still a young scientist, reacted to his plans in a letter to Sergei Timofeevich: “I was very happy, dear uncle, to hear about your idea of the “Hunting Collection”. Perhaps, we can bring something to the public heritage’.
Two sons were born in the family of Aksakova and Butlerov. In 1912, Mikhail Butlerov reached the title of Active State Councillor and held land in the village of Aksakov-Sergievka, formerly owned by the Aksakov family. Vladimir Butlerov owned the village of Repyevka in Penza Province.
