Имя Генриха Шлимана навсегда вписано в историю как человека, открывшего легендарную Трою. Однако мало кто знает, что этот знаменитый археолог-самоучка был теснейшим образом связан с Россией. Именно здесь, в Петербурге, он сколотил свое огромное состояние, получил российское подданство и даже взял себе русское имя. Без российского периода его жизни не было бы ни раскопок, ни сенсационных находок, которые потрясли весь мир. Российский старт: от агента до купца-миллионера В 1846 году молодой и амбициозный Генрих Шлиман прибыл в Санкт-Петербург в качестве представителя голландской торговой фирмы. Российский рынок казался ему невероятно перспективным, и он не ошибся. Very soon he resigned from his employers and founded his own business. Деловая хватка Шлимана была поистине феноменальной. He engaged in the trade of nitrates, supplying boots for the Russian army and other commercial operations that brought enormous profits. Especially successful for him was the period of the Crimean War, when he became one of the largest suppliers for the army. His annual turnover reached colossal sums, and his personal fortune allowed him to join the ranks of the richest merchants in Russia. Успех in business allowed him to obtain Russian citizenship. Upon accepting the new nationality, Shlieman took the name Андрей Аристович, and until the end of his life, according to his own admission, considered himself Russian. Личная жизнь в России и отъезд Exactly in Russia, significant events in Shlieman's personal life occurred. Here he got married, but his wife did not share his passion for archaeology. As a result, he moved to the United States, obtained a divorce, and then married a Greek woman, Sophia, who became his companion on excavations. Interestingly, the divorce obtained in America was not recognized in Russia, and he was considered a bigamist at home until his death. When Shlieman, on the verge of old age, wanted to return to Russia, rumors spread that the emperor reacted extre ... Читать далее