In the history of our domestic science, the works of Russian astronomers, who glorified their names with brilliant discoveries and important theoretical generalizations, occupy a prominent place. The author of this book set himself the task of telling the reader about the life and work of prominent Russian astronomers who glorified their names with discoveries and important theoretical generalizations. Among them are Fedor Aleksandrovich Bredikhin, Vitold Karlovich Tserasky, Aristarkh Apollonovich Belopolsky, Mariam Albertovich Kovalsky, Sergey Pavlovich Glazenap, Pavel Karlovich Sternberg, Sergey Konstantinovich Kostinsky, Alexey Pavlovich Gansky.