Sincere interest in the history of one’s state, people, and culture in general is an indicator of the social health of society. You cannot predict the future, but you can, by studying history, learn to avoid tragic mistakes that cost too much both to society as a whole and to its individual citizens. Who are we? Where are we from? What lessons can we learn from our past? And who are they, the heroes of history, who can serve as an example to posterity? And are they always worthy of their memory? The Morozovs are an ancient Russian Old Believer family of merchants and industrialists. Representatives of this family were large, as they would say now, textile industrialists-manufacturers, rich - first guild - merchants, founders of enterprises and educational institutions. At the same time, this family gave us highly educated people, patrons of the arts, collectors of museum art, and historians. But the most famous fact from the life of this glorious dynasty is the patronage not only of science and art, but also of the revolutionary movement in Russia in 1917. There are a large number of common myths , wandering from one publication to another. Let's try to understand the intricacies of historical facts and speculation.