Apollon Aleksandrovich Maykov

In 1802, he began working at the Imperial Theatre in Saint Petersburg; as a member of the "Directorate of Spectacles and Music' and head of the acting troupes.

During the War of 1812, he succeeded in removing the theatrical props, saving the cash drawer, and evacuating the actors, just before the French entered Moscow.

[1] He later returned to Moscow, was awarded the Order of Saint Anna in 1826, and served as a 'permanent member" of the Kremlin Armoury from 1828 to 1831.

His works include numerous odes and a one-act comedy, Unsuccessful Pact, or Betrothed, But Not Married, that was staged at the Hermitage Theatre in 1794.

In addition to his children by Natalia, he had two daughters and a son by Ekaterina Lukyanovna Azarevich; a dancer and former serf.