Shulgin Vasily Vitalyevich 
(01(13).01.1878-15.02.1976)

Russian politician and publicist. 
Born in Kiev in the family of a professor of history at Kiev University, who died in the year of the birth of his son. The boy was raised by his stepfather D.I. Pikhno in the patriotic and monarchical spirit. 
Shulgin graduated from high school and law faculty of Kiev University. In 1900, he was elected Zemsky public, honorary justice of the peace, began journalistic activities, was published in the nationalist newspaper Kievlyanin founded by his father, and then edited by his stepfather. In 1911 he became its editor. 
Shulgin was elected from the Volyn province in the II, III and IV Dumas, where he was one of the leaders of the right, and then the nationalists. At the same time, he sharply criticized the actions of the government in the Beilis case, for which he was sentenced to three months in prison. 
After the outbreak of the First World War, Shulgin volunteered for the front, was wounded and demobilized. He was shocked by the terrible organization of the army and its supplies. Together with many Duma deputies, he organized the Progressive Bloc, whose goal was to ensure supplies to the army. 
After the February Revolution, Shulgin joined the Provisional Committee of the Duma and took part in the formation of the Provisional Government. March 2, 1917, he, along with A.I. Guchkov accepted the abdication of Nicholas II in favor of Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich, and then was present when the latter refused the throne. 
After the October Revolution, Shulgin became one of the organizers and ideologists of the Volunteer Army, an ally of AI. Denikin and P.N. Wrangel. During the civil war, he lost his brothers and sons. 
In 1920, after the defeat of Wrangel, Shulgin fled to Yugoslavia. In 1925–1926 he secretly visited the USSR, saw the NEP country and described what he saw in the book "Three Capitals", giving due credit to the successes of the new government. It soon became clear that the OGPU was watching him during his trip, which undermined his confidence in emigration to Shulgin. 
Since 1931, he lived in Yugoslavia, moving away from politics. In 1945, Shulgin was arrested and sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for anti-Soviet activities. In 1956, he was not only released, but also allowed to engage in literary work. He lived in Vladimir, in 1961 in his book "Letters to Russian Emigrants", he recognized the positive historical role of the Soviet government, took part in the film Before the Court of History, and was a guest of the XXII Congress of the CPSU.

He was buried in Vladimir at the Baigusha cemetery. 
A mountain on the southern shore of the Inostrantsev Bay on the western shore of the northern island of Novaya Zemlya. Named in 1913 by G.Ya. Sedov in gratitude for the work of Shulgin in the expedition assistance committee.