Nikolai Grodekov
Nikolai Grodekov - geographer and local historian from Russian Empire. He was born on September 22, 1843 in Kropyvnytskyi and died on December 12, 1913 in Saint Petersburg. He was awarded the Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, the Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class, the Order of the White Eagle, the Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class, the Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class, the Gold Sword for Bravery, the Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class, the Order of Saint Anna, 1st class, the Order of St. George, 4th class, the Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd class, the Order of St. Vladimir, 1st class, the Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class.
