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Persons / Marx Adolf Fedorovich entrepreneur
Marx A.F., (1838-1904), publisher

MARX Adolf Fedorovich (1838-1904, St. Petersburg), publisher. An emigrant from Germany, he came to St. Petersburg in 1859 summoned by booksellers F.A. Bitepazh and I.K. Kalugin to arrange the German section of their book trade

Book Trade (entry)

BOOK TRADE. State, institutional and private book trading has been carried out in St. Petersburg since the first years of its existence. The first official bookshop belonged to the St

Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904), a writer. Chekhov came into Saint Petersburg more than once since 1885. He mostly stayed at home of A.S. Suvorin, the publisher of the newspaper “The New Time” (6 Ertyelev Lane (now Chekhov Street))

Dmitriev N.V. (1856-1918), arhcitect

DMITRIEV Nikolay Vsevolodovich (1856-1918), architect. Graduated from the Construction School (1876). In 1885-1903, he worked as an architect for the Gatchina Palace Administration and for the town of Gatchina

Izmaylovsky Avenue

IZMAYLOVSKY AVENUE, running from Fontanka River Embankment to Obvodny Canal Embankment. Called Voznesensky Avenue from the second half of the 18th century to the early 19th century, and Krasnykh Komandirov Street from 1923 to 1944

Korolenko V. G. (1853-1921), writer

KOROLENKO Vladimir Galaktionovich (1853-1921), prose writer, publicist, public figure, honorary member of the Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1900; in 1902 along with Anton Chekhov laid down the title of academician in the protest against the

Literary journals (entry)

LITERARY JOURNALS. The genesis of the Russian literary journalism is associated with St. Petersburg, where in 1728-36 and 1738-42 circulated first and only journal in the Russian language at that time - Primechaniya k Vedomostyam (the name changed)

Niva (Field), journal

NIVA (The Field), an illustrated weekly journal of literature, politics and modern life, which appeared from 1870 through to 1917, in A. F. Marx's publishing house (until 1904) consecutively under the editorships of : V. P. Klyushnikov, F. N

Printing Houses (entry)

PRINTING HOUSES. In 1711-21, four printing houses were opened in St. Petersburg by order of Tsar Peter the Great: the St. Petersburg Printing House, the Senate Printing House

Publishing houses (entry)

PUBLISHING HOUSES. Publishing in St. Petersburg dates back to 1711, when Tsar Peter the Great ordered the St. Petersburg Printing House to be established. The first printed matter issued in St. Petersburg was Vedomosti newspaper

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