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Roerich Nikolay Konstantinovich
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Roerich N.K., (1874-1947), artist, archaeologist, writer
ROERICH Nikolay Konstantinovich (1874, St. Petersburg - 1947), painter, theatre artist, philosopher and public figure. Studied at the Faculty of Law of St. Petersburg University and at the Academy of Arts (1893-97) under A.I
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Archaeological Monuments in St. Petersburg and its Outskirts
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MONUMENTS IN ST. PETERSBURG AND ITS OUTSKIRTS, including artefacts (man-made items), settlements and burial places. The oldest archaeological monuments on the territory of the region date back to the Mesolithic Period (before the
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Bolshoy Avenue of Vasilievsky Island
BOLSHOY AVENUE OF VASILIEVSKY ISLAND, in 1720s-1780s - Bolshaya Prospektivaya or Bolshaya Pershpektivaya Street, in 1918-22 - F. Adlera Avenue, in 1922-44 - Proletarskoy Pobedy Avenue
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Brier, publishing house, 1906-22
BRIER, a private publishing house established in 1906 by Z.I. Grzhebin (1877 - 1929) and S.Y. Kopelman (1881-1944). The publishing house issued collected works of L.N. Andreev, B.K. Zaytsev, S.N. Sergeev-Tsensky, F
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Buddhist Temple
BUDDHIST TEMPLE, located at 91 Primorsky Avenue, an architectural monument, constructed in 1909-15 in Staraya Derevnya for the Mission of the Dalai Lama of Tibet, established in St. Petersburg in 1901, and the St
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Dyagilev S.P., (1872-1929), worker of theatre and arts
DYAGILEV Sergey Pavlovich (1872-1929), theatrical and artistic figure, publisher and critic. He lived in St. Petersbrug from 1890. Graduated from Petersburg University with a major in law in 1896
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Frolov V. A. (1874-1942) artist
FROLOV Vladimir Alexandrovich (1874, St. Petersburg - 1942, Leningrad), mosaic artist. He studied the art under his father A. N. Frolov (1830-1909), a member of the Academy of Arts in mosaics. His brother A. A. Frolov (1861-1897), was an architect
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Grazhdansky Avenue
GRAZHDANSKY AVENUE, running from Nepokorennykh Avenue to Suzdalsky Avenue. The avenue was named after the locality Grazhdanka. Originally called Road to Gorozhanka Village (name known since 1817)
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Grigoryev Boris Dmitrievich (1886-1939), artist
GRIGORYEV Boris Dmitrievich (1886-1939), artist. He studied at the Stroganov Art School under Dmitry Shcherbinovsky (1903-07), in the Academy of Arts under Alexander Kiselev and Dmitry Kardovsky (1907-13)
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Kuindzhi A. I., (1841-1910), Artist
KUINDZHI Arkhip Ivanovich (1841-1910, St. Petersburg) artist. He studied at the Academy of Arts under I. K. Aivazovsky (1868-72; was a member of the Academy from 1893)
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Kuindzhi Society
KUINDZHI SOCIETY (Kuindzhi Society of Artists), art association. Founded in 1909 on the initiative of and with financial support from A. I. Kuindzhi, its honorary chairman, in order to provide financial support to artists
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May's Gymnasium
MAY'S GYMNASIUM, men's private high school founded by teacher K. I. May (1824-1895) as a classical school in 1856 and reorganised into a gymnasium in 1865. It had a actual department opened in 1868 and transformed into a Real school (which along
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Muessar's Mondays
MUESSAR'S MONDAYS (until 1912 The Society for Supporting Artists' Families), a charitable society of artists, patrons of the arts and arts lovers. It was established in 1881 on the initiative of the Privy Counsellor E.I. Muessar
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Musical Drama Theatre
MUSICAL DRAMA THEATRE, operated in St. Petersburg (Petrograd) in 1912-19. Also performed at the Grand Hall of the Conservatory. Its founder and art director was I. M. Lapitsky
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Necropolis of Artists
NECROPOLIS OF ARTISTS (in 1823-76, the New Lazarevskoe Cemetary; in 1876-1937, the Tikhvinskoe Cemetery). Memorial Necropolis Park included in 1937 in the City Sculpture Museum. Its square takes up 1.2 hectares
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Preservation of Historical and Cultural Monuments
PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL MONUMENTS. A systematic comprehensive organization of measures aimed at research, preservation, restoration and controlled use of inherited structures and objects of cultural importance
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Pushkin Children's Library, central, municipal
CHILDREN'S LIBRARY, central, municipal, named after Alexander Pushkin, subordinated to the Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg Administration (33 Bolshaya Morskaya Street), founded in 1921
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Repin Academic Institute Of Painting, Sculpture And Architecture, St. Petersburg State
REPIN ACADEMIC INSTITUTE OF PAINTING, SCULPTURE AND ARCHITECTURE, ST. PETERSBURG STATE, located at 17 Universitetskaya Embankment is the oldest Russian institution of higher artistic education
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Roerich Art School
ROERICH ART SCHOOL (88/2 Grazhdansky Avenue) is a special secondary school: it is the oldest art school in Russia. It shares its history with the Auditors Drawing School that was opened by the Ministry of Finances in the Custom House (2 Birzhevaya
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Shchekatikhina-Pototskaya A.V. (1892-1967), artist
SHCHEKATIKHINA-POTOTSKAYA (nee Shchekatikhina) Alexandra Vasilievna (1892-1967, Leningrad), porcelain artist, painter, graphic artist. She lived in St. Petersburg from 1908 and studied at the Drawing School of Artists Encouragement Fund under
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Society for the Encouragement of the Arts
SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS, called the Society for the Encouragement of Artists until 1882, the Imperial Society for the Encouragement of the Arts in 1882-1917, and the All-Russian Society for the Encouragement of the Arts from 1917
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Starinny (Old) Theatre
STARINNY (OLD) THEATRE, drama theatre. Functioned in the season of 1907/08 at Kononovsky Hall, 61 Moika River Embankment (today the University for Telecommunication), and 1911/12 in the exhibition halls of Solyanoy Settlement, 9b Solyanoy Lane
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Starye Gody (The Bygone Years), journal
STARYE GODY (The Bygone Years), a journal, a monthly for art and antiquity lovers, appearing in 1907-16 as a publication of The Circle of Russian Deluxe Edition Lovers
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Tenisheva M.K. (1867 or 1864-1928), public figure, artist
TENISHEVA (nee Pyatkovskaya) Maria Klavdievna (1867 or 1864, St. Petersburg - 1928), Princess and public figure, Maecenas, an artist. The wife of Prince V.N. Tenishev. Studied at the Central School for Technical Drawing under Y.F. Tsionglinsky and I
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World of Art, Association
WORLD OF ART, an art association. Begun in the mid-1890s by a circle of students, the main body including graduates of K. I. May's Gymnasium, such as Alexander N. Benois, W. F. Nouvel, and D. V. Filosofov, who were later joined by L. S. Bakst, S. P
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Yaremich S.P. (1869-1938), artist, art historian
YAREMICH Stepan Petrovich (1869-1938, Leningrad), art historian, artist, collector. Studied in a real school in Kiev. Moved to St. Petersburg in 1899. Yaremich was a member of the World of Art Association and Old St. Petersburg Society
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