Gorky House of Scientists, a creative club

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GORKY HOUSE OF SCIENTISTS of the Russian Academy of Sciences, situated at 26 Dvortsovaya Embankment, an academic club for the intelligentsia. It was founded on the initiative of M. Gorky in 1920 at the same time as the Petrograd Committee for the Welfare of Scientists, named after Gorky in 1940. There were 33 departments in the House of Scientists, specialising in various fields. In 2002, it included departments for social economy and statistics, books and graphics, etc. Its library consists of over 70,000 volumes. It is situated in the former Vladimirsky Palace.

Reference: Ноздрачев А. Д., Петрицкий В. А. Первый в России Дом ученых // Вестн. РАН. 1995. Т. 65, № 10. С. 922-930; Петроградский дом ученых, 1920-1921: История в документах. СПб., 2000.

O. N. Ansberg. Gorky Maxim (Alexey Maximovich Peshkov)
Dvortsovaya Embankment/Saint Petersburg, city, house 26
Ноздрачев А. Д., Петрицкий В. А. Первый в России Дом учёных // Вестн. РАН, 1995
Петроградский дом ученых, 1920-1921: История в док. СПб., 2000 Vladimirsky Palace
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