Nikolay Belotsvetov
Nikolay Belotsvetov (1863, Vladimir Governorate, Russian Empire – 28th of September 1935, Riga, Republic of Latvia) – an entrepreneur and an editor.
Nikolay Belotsvetov started his career in the insurance company «Russia» and became the first editor of the first magazine about insurance - «The Russian Insurance Review». At the age of 40 he was appointed director of the insurance society «Salamandra» and gained popularity in business community.
When N. Belotsvetov moved to Riga (at the beginning of 1920s) he established a joint stock printing company «Salamandra» aimed mainly at enlightenment and attachment of Russians living outside their motherland and culture.
Photo: The Belotsvetov brothers. From right to left: Vsevolod Belotsvetov, Nikolay Belotsvetov, the managing director of the «Salamandra» insurance company, a publisher, and Sergey Belotsvetov, editor of the «Perezvoni» magazine.
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