Morozovs
# Morozovs

The Morozovs (Russian: Морозовы) is a famous Old Believers Russian family of merchants and entrepreneurs. The family name Morozov originates from a Russian word moroz (мороз) that means frost. The founder of the family was Savva Vasilyevich Morozov (1770–1862). He had five sons and a daughter, Varvara Savvichna Morozova.

The merchant family of Morozovs should not be confused with another famous Old Believer: boyarynya Feodosiya Morozova (and her family). The latter were boyars, whereas almost all the other famous Morozovs were merchants, and also descendants of peasants.

## Five sons

Savva Vasilyevich's sons were all involved in his business:

* Elisei Savvich Morozov (1798-1868)
* Zhakar Savvich Morozov (1802–1857)
* Abram Savvich Morozov (1806–1856)
* Ivan Savvich Morozov (1810–1864)
* Timofei Savvich Morozov (1823–1889)

## The four branches

The family business was divided into four in 1871.

* Zakharovichi: Ivan Zakharovich Morozov, (Bogorodsk-Glukhovo factory)
* Abramovichi: Abram Abramovich Morozov, (Tver Manufactory)
* Vikulovichi: Vikul Eliseevich Morozov, (Nikolskoye Manufactory)
* Timofeevichi: Timofei Savvich Morozo, (Nikolskaya Manufactory)

### Zakharovichi

* Ivan Zakharovich Morozov (1823-1888)

   * Arseny Ivanovich Morozov - creator of the choir of znamennoe singing.

### Abramovichi

* Abram Abramovich Morozov (1839—1882)
* Varvara Alekseevna Morozova (1848-1917) wife of Abram Abramovich Morozov

      * Mikhail Abramovich Morozov (1870-1903), eldest son

      * Ivan Morozov (1871–1921), second son was a Russian businessman and from 1907 to 1914 a major collector of avant-garde French art.

      * Arseny Abramovich Morozov (1874-1908), youngest son

### Vikulovichi

* Vikul Eliseevich Morozov (1829-1894)

   * Alexei Vikulovich Morozov (1857-1934), son

   * Vera Vikulovna Morozova (1858-1916), daughter and mother of Nikolai Pavlovich Schmidt, Bolshevik supporter

   * Ivan Vikulovich Morozov (1865-1933), son

   * Varvara Alexandrona Morozova, wife of Ivan

      * Olgaa Ivanovna Morozova (1897-)

      * Vera Ivanovna Morozova (1900-)

### Timofeevichi

* Timofei Savvich Morozov (1823-1889)
* Maria Feodorovna Morozova (1830–1911) wife of Timofei Savvich Morozov

   * Yulia Timofeevna Krestovnikova (1858–1905), daughter

   * Savva Timofeyevich Morozov (1862–1905), son, an entrepreneur, patron of art and of Russian revolutionary movement; sponsor of the Moscow Art Theatre, Bolshevik supporter

   * Sergei Timofeevich Morozov (1863–1944), son, an entrepreneur,
