Morozovs
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Morozovy (Морозовы) is a famous Old Believers merchant Russian family.
The merchant family of Morozovs should not be mixed 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 so descendants of peasants. Actually the family name Morozovs originates from a Russian word moroz (мороз) that means frost, so there may be a lot of people with this family name who are not relatives at all.
The most famous representatives of the Morozovs merchant family are:
- Savva Timofeyevich Morozov - sponsor of the Moscow Academy Art Theatre (МХАТ)
- Arseny Ivanovich Morozov - creator of the choir of znamennoe singing
