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Savina M.G., (1854-1915), actress
SAVINA Maria Gavrilovna (nee Podramentseva, Slavich from her first marriage in 1870, Vsevolozhskaya from her second marriage in 1882, Molchanova from her third marriage in 1910; originally carried the stage name Stremlyanova
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Sazonov N.F. (1843-1902), actor
SAZONOV Nikolay Fedorovich (1843, St. Petersburg - 1902, the same place), actor. He started appearing on stage in the country under the name of Shuvalov. After graduating from the Theatre College in 1863
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Schedrovsky I. S., (1815-1870/71), artist
SCHEDROVSKY Ignaty Stepanovich (1815-1870), graphic artist and painter. He settled in St. Petersburg in 1833 and the same year he started to attend the Academy of Arts, studying there until 1836 as an irregular student
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Scherbov P.E., (1866-1938), artist
SCHERBOV Pavel Egorovich (1866, St. Petersburg - 1938, Gatchina), graphic caricaturist. He studied at the Academy of Arts in 1885-1886. His sharply satirical drawings and water-colours portray the literary and artistic life of St
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Scotti D.B., (1776 -1830), artist
SCOTTI Giovanni Batista (Ivan Karlovich) (1776-1830, St. Petersburg), master of monumental decorative Classical painting. Studied under his father, Karl Scotti, a native of northern Italy, with whom he worked from 1786 until the 19th century
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Semenova E.S., (1786-1849), actress
SEMENOVA Ekaterina Semenovna (married name Princess Gagarina) (1786 - 1849, St. Petersburg), actress. Graduated from the Petersburg Drama School (1805). Made her debut on the professional stage in 1803
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Serebryakova Z.E., (1884-1967), Artist
SEREBRYAKOVA (Lansere by birth) Zinaida Evgenyevna (1884-1967) artist. The daughter of sculptor E. A. Lansere, sister of E. E. Lansere. From 1886, she lived in St. Petersburg in the house of her uncle N. L. Benois
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Sergeev K.M., (1910-1992), dancer
SERGEEV Konstantin Mikhailovich (1910 - 1992, St. Petersburg), dancer, ballet-master, pedagogue, People's Artist of the USSR (1957). In 1930-61, after graduating from the Leningrad choreographic School under V.I
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Serov A.N., (1820-1871), composer
SEROV Alexander Nikolaevich (1820 - 1871, St. Petersburg), composer, music critic, father of artist V.A. Serov. Graduated from the Legal School (1840), where he befriended V.V. Stasov
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Serov V.A., (1865-1911), Artist
SEROV Valentin Alexandrovich (1865 - 1911, St. Petersburg) painter and graphic artist. Son of A. N. Serov. He studied at the Academy of Arts under I. E. Repin and P. P
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Servais A.F. (1807 - 1866), composer, cellist
SERVAIS Adrian Francois (1807-1866), Belgian virtuoso cellist, composer, teacher. Toured the capitals of Europe after graduating from the Conservatory of Brussels in 1834; from 1839 on he repeatedly visited St
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Shchedrin F.F. (1751-1825), sculptor
SHCHEDRIN Feodosy Fedorovich (1751, St. Petersburg - 1825), sculptor, brother of S. F. Shchedrin and father of painter Silvester Shchedrin (1791-1830) and architect A. F. Shchedrin. He was N. F
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Shchedrin S.F. (1745-1804), artist
SHCHEDRIN Semen Fedorovich (1745, St. Petersburg - 1804, the same place), painter, F. F. Shchedrin's brother. He was a student of the Academy of Arts in 1759-67 and its retainer in Germany, Holland, France, and Italy in 1767-76
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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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Shebuev V.K. (1777-1855), artist
SHEBUEV Vasily Kozmich (1777, Kronstadt - 1855, St. Petersburg, painter. He studied at the Academy of Arts (1782-97) under I.A. Akimov and G.I. Ugryumov. In 1803-07, he was a retainer of the Academy of Arts in Rome. On his return to St
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Shelest A.Y., (1919-1998), ballerina
SHELEST Alla Yakovlevna (1919-1998, St. Petersburg), ballet dancer, pedagogue, People's Artist of Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1957). Upon graduating from A.Y
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Shervud L.V., (1871-1954), sculptor
SHERVUD Leonid Vladimirovich (1871-1954, Leningrad), a sculptor, honoured artistic figure of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1946). He studied in Moscow till 1891, under V. A
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Shevchenko T.G., (1814-1861), poet and artist
SHEVCHENKO Taras Grigorievich (1814-1861, St. Petersburg), Ukrainian poet and artist. He came to St. Petersburg in 1831 as a serf (domestic servant) of P.V. Engelgardt. From 1833 he was an apprentice to V.G. Shiryaev, a master painter
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Shillingovsky P.A., (1881-1942), artist
SHILLINGOVSKY Pavel Alexandrovich (1881-1942, Leningrad), printmaker, painter and teacher of arts. He represented the academic school in painting. From 1896 to 1901 Shillingovsky studied at the Art School in Odessa
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Shishkin I. I., (1832-1898), artist
SHISHKIN Ivan Ivanovich (1832-1898, St. Petersburg), painter and graphic artist. He attended the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in 1852-56, then studied at the Academy of Arts from 1856 to 1860 under S.M. Vorobyev
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Shostakovich D.D., (1906-1975), composer
SHOSTAKOVICH Dmitry Dmitrievich (1906, St. Petersburg. - 1975), composer, pianist, pedagogue, People's Artist of the USSR (1954), Hero of Socialist Labor (1966). Honorary Doctor of Oxford (1958) and of many other foreign universities and academies
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Show-Booth, Cabaret Theatre
SHOW-BOOTH (Balaganchik), the night cabaret theatre, was opened at the Free Comedy theatre in the autumn of 1921, which was established in 1920 by the Petrograd Theatre Society and the Department for Political Enlightenment of the Baltic Fleet
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Shubin F. I. (1740-1805), sculptor
SHUBIN (Shubnoy till 1761) Fedot Ivanovich (1740-1805, St. Petersburg), a sculptor. He lived in St. Petersburg from 1759. He was a student in the Academy of Arts in 1761-67, a retainer thereof in Paris in 1767-70 and Rome in 1770-72
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Sidlin Osip Abramovich (1909-1972), artist
SIDLIN Osip Abramovich (1909-1972, Leningrad), painter, pedagogue. He graduated from the Leningrad School of Arts (1930), studied in the Highest Artistic and Technical Institute under Alexander Osmerkin and Alexander Savinov
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Simonov N.K., (1901-1973), actor
SIMONOV Nikolay Konstantinovich (1901-1973, Leningrad), actor, People's Artist of the USSR (1950), Hero of Socialist Labor (1971). Studied at the Industrial School of Art in Samara (1918-20). Lived in Petrograd (Leningrad) from 1921
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Sinaisky V.A., (1893-1968), sculptor
SINAISKY Viktor Alexandrovich (1893-1968, Leningrad), sculptor. Studied at the Academy of Arts under V.A. Beklemishev and G.R. Zaleman (1917-20), and A.T. Matveev (1921-22), where he taught on an off between 1921 and 1951, M.K
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Smoktunovsky I.M. (1925-1994), actor
SMOKTUNOVSKY (born Smoktunovich) Innokenty Mikhailovich (1925-1994), actor; People's Artist of the USSR in 1974 and Hero of Socialist Labour in 1990. He participated in World War II
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Sobinov L.V., (1872-1934), singer
SOBINOV Leonid Vitalievich (1872-1934), opera singer (lyric tenor), chamber singer, [theatre figure], People's Artist of the Republic (1923). In 1890-95 he studied at the Faculty of Law at Moscow University
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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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Society of Russian Watercolorists
SOCIETY OF RUSSIAN WATERCOLORISTS, named the Circle of Russian Watercolorists till 1887 and the Imperial Society of Russian Watercolorists in 1907-17, art association founded in 1880 on the initiative of artist and teacher E. S
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