FELITSYN Yevgeny

Yevgeny Felitsyn - Kuban outstanding public figure, a researcher at the edge, historian, archaeologist, bibliographer, compiler and publisher of maps and plans of the Kuban region Ekaterinodar
. Born March 5, 1848 in Stavropol in the family of the chief officer, after graduating from high school in 1864 and enlisted in the army, which took place in the infantry 74-m Stavropol and 76-m Kuban regiments
. In 1872 he graduated from the Tiflis cadet school with the rank of lieutenant. In 1875 he was transferred to the Kuban Cossack army, participated in the Russian-Turkish war of 1877 - 1878. Enrolled in the Cossack village Seversk. In the post of army: officers for assignments in the headquarters, the adjutant of the Military Department, was the ruler of the Office of the Chief of the Kuban region.
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. However, the service career has not played a major role in his life, moreover, its position Yevgeny Felitsyn used exclusively for business, which gave all his strength - many-sided study of the Kuban
. He perfectly knew the history and geography of the region, . archeology and anthropology, . studied geology, . botany, . mineralogy, and so on; mastered the art of photography, . leaving for the history of the unique pictures Ekaterinodar end of the last century, fond of music, . played several musical instruments, . composed marches, . Valses, . polka:,
. For thirteen years (from May 1879 to 1893) Eugene Felitsyn edited the unofficial section of the paper 'Kuban oblast statements', . in 1879 headed the Kuban Statistical Committee and editor of its publication, . founded the museum in STAT, . weight of the exhibits which were collected by him personally or with his assistance, was a unique archaeological map of the Kuban, . was elected a member of the Moscow and St. Petersburg archaeological societies in 1878 represented the Kuban region in the anthropological exhibition in Moscow, . had a number of prestigious awards,
. As chairman of the Caucasian Archaeological Commission (Tiflis), identify and prepare the publication of archival documents not only the troops or the archive, but archives and other cities.
. In 1990, the name of Evgeny Dmitrievich Felitsyna was awarded the Krasnodar Historical-Archaeological Museum-Reserve.