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Persons / Derzhavin Gavriil Romanovich statesman , writer
Derzhavin G.R. (1743-1816), poet, statesman

DERZHAVIN Gavriil Romanovich (1743-1816), poet and statesman, Full Privy Counsellor (1800). Received his primary education at the Kazan Gymnasium. Lived in St. Petersburg. From 1762, though intermittently

1791

"Office of Buildings of Tsarskoye Selo" and "Inherited Estate Administration" were united into the Tsarskoye Selo Office. It was subordinated to the Hof-Intendant Office from 1797. May. G.R
Source: Tsarskoe Selo

1793

May. Poem "Cupid and Psychea" of G.R.Derzhavin, adapted for the music by the court musician V.A. Pashkevich, in honour of the betrothal of Grand Duke Alexander Pavlovich with Grand Duchess Elizabeth Alekseyevna, Princess of Baden
Source: Tsarskoe Selo

1797

G.R.Derzhavin wrote the nostalgia poem "Ruins" in which the favorite residence of Catherine II at Tsarskoye Selo, which was florished in the time of Catherine II, was described in the allegorical form
Source: Tsarskoe Selo

1815

The Hause of Kannobio ( the wooden house, a splendid example of the Russian Classicism) was built according to the design of V.I. Geste in Leontyevskaya Street (its present address is 18 Leontyevskaya Street). 8 January
Source: Tsarskoe Selo

All-Russian Pushkin Museum

ALL-RUSSIAN PUSHKIN MUSEUM of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation (12 Moika RiverEmbankment) was established in 1953 on the basis of the All-Russian Pushkin Exhibition of 1937 opened in Moscow in the halls of the History Museum in

Anniversaries of Petersburg (centenary, bicentenary, two hundred fiftieth anniversary, tercentenary)

ANNIVERSARIES OF ST. PETERSBURG. St. Petersburg's first anniversary celebration (the city's centenary) took place in 1803. Celebrations started on the morning of 16 May 1803

Catherine II, Monument to

CATHERINE II, MONUMENT TO. Erected on Alexandrinskaya Square (from 1923, called Ostrovskogo Square) in front of the Alexandrinsky Theatre on 24 November 1873. The artist M.O. Mikeshin started work on the plans in 1860

Circle of Lvov and Derzhavin

CIRCLE OF LVOV AND DERZHAVIN, a union of writers, artists and composers formed at the end of the 1770s round N. A. Lvov. The staff of its participants was determined by the unity of aesthetic views, friendly and blood relations

Conversations for Lovers of the Russian Word , Literary Society

CONVERSATIONS FOR LOVERS OF THE RUSSIAN WORD, a literary society, formed in 1811 as a continuation of literary soirees organized by G. R. Derzhavin, A. S. Shishkov, M. N. Muravyev, I. S. Zakharov in their own houses from 1807

Derzhavin Museum

DERZHAVIN MUSEUM, Museum of Derzhavin and Russian Literature of his Time, 118 Fontanka River Embankment, a branch of Pushkin All-Russian Museum. It was opened in May 2003 in the main house of G.R

Fontanka, river

FONTANKA (known as Bezymyanny Erik until 1712-14), river, a branch in the Neva river delta, which crosses the central part of the city. The river flows from the Neva on the left, beside the Summer Garden

Fonvizin D.I. (1744/45-1792), writer

FONVIZIN (von Vizin) Denis Ivanovich (1744 or 1745 - 1792, St. Petersburg), writer, fellow of Russian Academy (1783). He was educated at a gymnasia attached to Moscow University (1755-62). His first visit to St. Petersburg dates back to 1759-60

Free Economic Society

FREE ECONOMIC SOCIETY, the Imperial Free Economic Society for the Encouragement of Farming and Housebuilding in Russia, the oldest Russian scientific society. It was founded in 1765 by large landowners striving for higher agricultural efficiency;

Gnedich N.I. (1784-1833), poet

GNEDICH Nikolay Ivanovich (1784-1833, St. Petersburg), poet, translator, corresponding member of Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1826), state counsellor (1828). Studied at the Noble Boarding School of Moscow University (didn't finish)

Levitsky D.G., (1735-1822), Artist

LEVITSKY Dmitry Grigorievich (1735-1822, St. Petersburg) artist. He was a master of gala and chamber portrait paintings. He studied in Kiev under his father, Ukrainian graphic artist K. G. Levitsky (Nos) and A. P

Lvov N.A. (1751-1803), architect

LVOV Nikolay Alexandrovich (1751-1803), architect, poet, engraver, scientist, engineer, privy counsellor, member of the Russian Academy (1783), honorary member of the Academy of Arts (1786). Received a home education

Memorial plaques (general article)

MEMORIAL PLAQUES. Memorial inscriptions in stone and metal first appeared in St. Petersburg as early as the 18h century. On the descents leading to the Neva River

Museums (general article)

MUSEUMS. Russia's first public museums appeared in St. Petersburg. In 1702 Peter the Great issued first orders on collecting and exhibiting high-quality models and various rarities

Music salons (entry)

MUSIC SALONS, a social form of public musical performance, amateur and professional, more popular than public concerts during the late 18th century - first half of the 19th century

Olenin A.N., (1763/64-1843), Historian, Artist, Statesman

OLENIN Alexey Nikolaevich (1763 or 1764-1843, St. Petersburg) statesman, archaeologist, philologist, graphic artist, member of the Russian Academy (1786), honorary member of the Academy of Arts (1804), president of the Academy of Arts (1817-43)

Petrograd

PETROGRAD, official name of St. Petersburg since 18 August 1914, chosen after Russia entered the First World War of 1914-18; it replaced the German name St. Petersburg

Ponomarev P. I. (1774-1853), entrepreneur

PONOMAREV Prokopy Ivanovich (1774-1853, St. Petersburg), entrepreneur, public figure, patron of arts, first-guild merchant, Collegiate Counsellor (1848). A wholesale trader in tea, sugar, and cloth dyes in the 18th century

Pushkin Alexander Sergeevich (1799-1837), poet

PUSHKIN Alexander Sergeevich (1799-1837, St. Petersburg), poet, prose writer, playwright, historian, journalist. Studied at the Imperial Lyceum at Tsarskoe Selo (1811-17; memorial plaque; presently a memorial museum)

Russian Academy

RUSSIAN ACADEMY, a research centre for studying Russian language, literature and history. It was established in St. Petersburg in 1783. It specialized in compiling concise and specialised dictionaries

Salons, Circles and Literary Gatherings (Entry)

SALONS, CIRCLES AND LITERARY GATHERINGS. During the 18th century regular gatherings of writers were uncommon, but those that there were portrayed different stylistic and philosophic positions

Shuvalov I.I. (1727-1797), statesman

SHUVALOV Ivan Ivanovich (1727-1797, St Petersburg), count, statesman, Adjutant-General (1760), Chief Chamberlain. Member of the Conference of the Supreme Court

Shuvalov Palace

SHUVALOV PALACE (25 Italyanskaya Street), a monument of Baroque architecture (1749-55, architect S.I. Chevakinsky), the private residence of Count I.I. Shuvalov

Stroganov Palace

STROGANOV PALACE (17 Nevsky Prospect), an architectural monument of the late Baroque period. Originally a two-storey house at the corner of Nevsky Prospect and Moika River Embankment (1738, architect M.G

Tauride Palace

TAURIDE PALACE (47 Shpalernaya Street), an architectural monument of Neoclassical. It was constructed in 1783-1789 (architect I.E. Starov) for Prince G.A. Potemkin-Tavrichesky (hence the name)

Yusupov Family, Princes

YUSUPOV FAMILY, a family of princes of Nogay origin, who lived in Russia from the 16th century. Several family members were closely associated with St. Petersburg