Vasily Safonov

Vasily Ilyich Safonov (Russian: Василий Ильич Сафонов; 25 January [O.S.

[1] Vasily Safonov, or Safonoff as he was known in the West during his lifetime, was born at Ishcherskaya [ru] (also known as Itschory, Itsyursk, or Itsiursk), Russian Caucasus (now in Chechnya), son of the Cossack General Ilya Ivanovich Safonov.

Anna Vasilyevna Timiryova (1893–1975) was a poet who spent much of her life in labor camps or in exile.

Yelena Vasilievna Safonova (1902–1980), studied painting, designed theatre costumes, and published children's books.

[4] Safonov was never a particularly successful composer in his own right, but was a master music educator, becoming director of the Moscow Conservatory in 1889.