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Gorky Science Library

GORKY SCIENCE LIBRARY of St. Petersburg University (7/9 Universitetskaya Embankment), founded in 1783. The initial library collection belonged to P.F. Zhukov. His library was purchased by order of Empress Catherine the Great and handed over to the

Gornostaev A.M. (1808-1862), architect.

GORNOSTAEV Alexey Maximovich (1808-1862, St. Petersburg), architect, teacher, representative of the Neo-Russian style, member of the academy (1838), professor of the Academy of Fine Arts (from 1849), college Advisor (1859). From 1825, he lived in St

Gorodetsky S.M. (1884-1967), poet

GORODETSKY Sergey Mitrofanovich (1884, St. Petersburg - 1967) poet, prose writer, translator and playwright. On graduating from the 6th St. Petersburg Gymnasium he studied (from 1902) at the Faculty of History and Philology of Petersburg University

Gorokhovaya Street

GOROKHOVAYA STREET, runs from Admiralteysky Avenue to Zagorodny Avenue, crossing the Moika River (Krasny Bridge), Griboedova Canal (Kamenny Bridge) and the Fontanka River (Semenovsky Bridge)

Gottorp Globe

GOTTORP GLOBE, a unique planetarium globe - a hollow rotating sphere over 3.1 metres in diameter with the Earth surface pictured on the outside and a celestial map on the inside of the sphere

Govorov L.A. (1897-1955), military commander, Marshal

GOVOROV Leonid Alexandrovich (1897-1955), military commander, Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944), Hero of the Soviet Union (1945). In 1916 enrolled in Petrograd Polytechnic Institute

Goznaka Paper Factory

GOZNAKA PAPER FACTORY (144a Fontanka River Embankment) is a leading company of high-quality paper production by order of the Central Bank of Russian Federation mostly for printing banknotes and securities

Grabbe House

GRABBE HOUSE (40 Griboedova Canal Embankment), a monument of Baroque architecture, a rare example of a residential house of the mid-18th century. It was built in the 1750s (architect unknown)

Graftio H. O., (1869-1949), Electrical Engineer

GRAFTIO Heinrich Osipovich (1869-1949, Leningrad) was a scientist, electrical engineer, academician of Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1932). Graftio graduated from Novorossiisky University in Odessa (1892) and from St

Gramophone

GRAMOPHONE, the first phonographs appeared in St. Petersburg at the beginning of the 1880s, shortly after they had been invented by T. Edison. At the beginning of the 1890s they were replaced by gramophone records and gramophones

Grand Cascade (Peterhof)

GRAND CASCADE, the main construction of the Peterhof fountains and cascades, located on the northern slope of the shore terrace in front of the Great Palace, facing the Lower Park. It was constructed in 1715-24 (architect J.F. Braunstein, J.B

Grand Hotel Europe

GRAND HOTEL EUROPE (in 1875-1991, Evropeyskaya (European); 7/1 Mikhailovskaya Street; since 1991 Grand Hotel Europe). Opened on 28 January 1875. The building was built in 1873-75 (architect L.F

Grand Princes’ Burial Vault

GRAND PRINCES’ BURIAL VAULT is an architectural monument situated in the territory of Peter and Paul Fortress, an extension to the north-eastern part of SS. Peter&Paul Cathedral

Granovskaya E.M., (1877-1968), actress

GRANOVSKAYA Elena Mavrikievna (1877-1968, Leningrad), actress, People's Artist of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1944). Graduated from Annenschule (1895)

Gravestones (entry)

GRAVESTONES. The Necropolis-Museum of the 18th Century preserves cast-iron gravestones of T.A. Litvinova, S.A. Apraxina, P.F. Balk-Polev, P.N. Melgunov and others (1730-50s) with typical epitaphs in ornamented frames with armour and heraldic symbols

Grazhdanin (Citizen), journal newspaper, 1872-1914

GRAZHDANIN (Citizen), a journal on politics and literature which appeared in 1872-79 and 1882-1914 three times a week, and in 1888-95 as a daily. It was founded on private donations and with the support of Grand Prince Alexander Alexandrovich

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)

Great Northern War of 1700-21

GREAT NORTHERN WAR OF 1700-21 was the war declared by a coalition of states from Central and Eastern Europe (the main participants were Russia, Denmark and Saxony) against Sweden

"Great Terror"

"GREAT TERROR", a term introduced by American historian Robert Conquest (1971), referring to mass repression in the USSR in 1937-38 (in Russia, it was traditionally called "ezhovshchina"

Grech N.I. (1787-1867), writer, journalist

GRECH Nikolay Ivanovich (1787, St. Petersburg - 1867), journalist, publisher, writer, philologist, Privy Councillor (1843), corresponding member of the Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1827)

Greek Church of St. Demetrius of Thessalonica

GREEK CHURCH OF ST. DEMETRIUS OF THESSALONICA, located at 6 Ligovsky Avenue, commissioned by entrepreneur D. I. Benardaki for the needs of the Greek community of St. Petersburg. It was constructed in 1861-65, in the Byzantine style (architect R. I

Green Lamp, Literary and Political Society

GREEN LAMP, literary and political society (1819-20). D. N. Barkov, N. V. Vsevolozhsky, F. N. Glinka, N. I. Gnedich, A. A. Delwig, P. P. Kaverin, Y. N. Tolstoy, S. P. Trubetskoy, A. D

Greigh S.K. (1735-1788),Admiral

GREIGH Samuil Karlovich (Samuel) (1735-1788), naval commander, Admiral (1782), honorary member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1783). A Scot, from 1764 served in the Russian army with the rank of captain

Grekov I. I., (1867-1934), surgeon

GREKOV Ivan Ivanovich (1867-1934, Leningrad) surgeon, Doctor of Medicine (1901), honourable science worker (1933). He graduated from the Yuryev University (1894)

Grenadier's Bridge

GRENADIER'S BRIDGE (formerly Sampsonievsky), across the Bolshaya Nevka, joining Chapaeva Street and Petrogradskaya Embankment (on the left, the bank of the Bolshaya Nevka) with Grenadierskaya Street and Vyborgskaya Embankment

Grenadiers Life Guards Regiment

GRENADIERS LIFE GUARDS REGIMENT, Guards Infantry Regiment, formed in 1756, from 1775 – Life Grenadier Regiment, in 1813 designated Grenadiers Life Guards Regiment and assigned to the New Guards, in 1831 -assigned to the Old Guards

Gresser P.A., Chief Policeman, Head of City Administration 1882-92

GRESSER Peter Apollonovich (1833-1892, St. Petersburg), statesman, Lieutenant General (1883). Graduated from the First Cadet Corps in St. Petersburg (1850), and served in the Caucasus

Grevs I.M. (1860-1941), historian, regional ethnographer

GREVS Ivan Mikhailovich (1860-1941), historian, regional ethnographer, pedagogue and public figure. Lived in St. Petersburg since 1873. Grevs graduated from Larin Gymnasium (1879) and the Department of History and Philology of St

Griboedov A.S. (1794 or 1795 – 1829), writer, diplomat

GRIBOEDOV Alexander Sergeevich (1794 or 1795-1829), writer, musician and diplomat. Held the rank of civil counsellor and was a Minister Resident in Persia (1828)

Griboyedova Canal

GRIBOYEDOVA CANAL (the Ekaterininsky Canal in 1767-1923) starts from the Moika River at the Field of Mars and flows into the Fontanka River at Malo-Kalinkin Bridge. It is 5 km long and 32 meters wide with water flow of 3.1 - 3.4 m3