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Nikitin I.N., (circa 1690-1742), Artist
NIKITIN Ivan Nikitich (c. 1690-1742) artist, one of the founders of secular painting in Russia. In 1711, he was sent from Moscow to St. Petersburg as a master of the Armoury. In 1716-20, he was sent to study in Italy by order of Peter the Great
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Olenin A.N., (1763/64-1843), Historian, Artist, Statesman
OLENIN Alexey Nikolaevich (1763 or 1764-1843, St. Petersburg) statesman, archaeologist, philologist, graphic artist, member of the Russian Academy (1786), honorary member of the Academy of Arts (1804), president of the Academy of Arts (1817-43)
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Opekushin A.M., (1838-1923), sculptor
Opekushin Alexander Mikhailovich (1838-1923), sculptor. Studied at the Drawing School of the Society of Art Promotion and in the workshop of sculptor D.I. Jensen. Was a full member of Academy of Arts (1895)
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Orlovsky B.I., (1796-1837), sculptor
ORLOVSKY (real name Smirnov) Boris Ivanovich (1796-1837), sculptor, adherent of Classicism. Born into a family of serfs. From 1809 studied in Moscow under S.P. Campioni, and from 1817 in St. Petersburg under A. Triscorni
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Ostroumova-Lebedeva A.P., (1871-1955), Artist
OSTROUMOVA-LEBEDEVA Anna Petrovna (1871, St. Petersburg - 1955, Leningrad) graphic artist, aquarellist, people's artist of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1946), full member of the Academy of Arts of the USSR (1949). She married S
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Otsup P.A. (1883-1963), photographer
OTSUP Peter Adolfovich (1883, St. Petersburg 1963), photographer, initiator of Russian photo reporting. In 1890s he worked as a pupil in a photo studio. From 1900, he worked as photographer for journals Ogonyok, Solntse Rossii, Niva, Nash Vestnik
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Pakhomov A.F., (1900-1973), Artist
PAKHOMOV Alexey Fedorovich (1900-1973, Leningrad) graphic artist, painter, people's artist of the USSR (1971), full member of the Academy of Arts of the USSR (1964). Lived in Petrograd from 1915
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Pakulin V.V. (1900-1951), artist
PAKULIN Vyacheslav Vladimirovich (1900-1951, Leningrad), painter, graphic artist, theatre artist. He studied at the Central School of Technical Drawing (1916-18, 1920-22) under V.N. Solovyev, V.B. Guretsky, and I.S
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Panoramas (entry)
PANORAMAS, 1) A genre of fine art. The first panoramic view of St. Petersburg was created by artist A. F. Zubov in 1716. The most famous panoramas include: The Splendid Avenues by artist M. I. Makhaev (1753), Panorama of St. Petersburg by J. A
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Patersen Benjamin, (1750-1810), Artist
PATERSEN Benjamin (1750-1810, St. Petersburg) Swedish artist, water colour painter and engraver. He received his artistic education in Goteborg. He lived in St. Petersburg from 1786
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Petrov-Vodkin K.S., Artist (1878-1939)
PETROV-VODKIN Kuzma Sergeevich (1878-1939, Leningrad) was an artist, honoured worker of arts of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1930). He trained at the Central College of Technical Drawing from 1895 to 1897
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Pimenov N.S. (1812-1864), sculptor
PIMENOV Nikolay Stepanovich (1812 - 1864, St. Petersburg), sculptor, the son of S. S. Pimenov. In 1824-33, studied at the Academy of Arts under his father and under S. I. Galberg
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Pimenov S.S. (1784-1833), sculptor
PIMENOV Stepan Stepanovich (1784 - 1833, St. Petersburg), sculptor. Father of N.S. Pimenov. Studied at the Academy of Arts (1795-1803) under M.I. Kozlovsky and I.P. Prokofyev
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Planetarium
PLANETARIUM, located at 4 Alexandrovsky Park, was opened in 1959. It is supplied with state-of-the-art equipment for solar and stellar observations. The St. Petersburg Observatory contains the largest refracting telescope in the city
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Prokofiev I.P., (1758-1828), sculptor
PROKOFIEV Ivan Prokofievich (1758 - 1828, St. Petersburg), sculptor and drawer. He studied at the Academy of Arts (1764-79) under N.F. Gillet and F.G. Gordeev. Received a retainer from the Academy of Arts to study in Paris (1779-84)
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Rastrelli B. C. (1675-1744), sculptor
RASTRELLI, Bartolomeo Carlo de (1675-1744), sculptor, architect, carver, representative of the Baroque. Of Italian descent, studied in Florence. From 1698, worked in Rome, from 1700, in Paris. In 1716, he came to St
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Remizov (Re-Mi) N.V. (1887-1975), artist
REMIZOV (alias Re-Mi, real name Vasilyev) Nikolay Vladimirovich (1887, St. Petersburg 1975), graphic artist, painter, theatre artist. He studied in the Academy of Arts (1908-16) under Dmitry Kardovsky (1908-16)
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Repin I.E., (1844-1930), Artist
REPIN Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930) was an artist, graphic artist and teacher. He lived in St. Petersburg from 1863. He studied at the School of Drawing at the Artists Encouragement Fund in 1863 under I. N
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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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Rudakov K.I., (1891-1949), Artist
RUDAKOV Konstantin Ivanovich (1891 St. Petersburg - 1949) graphic artist, water colour painter. He was trained at the Academy of Arts from 1913 to 1922 under D. N. Kardovsky; taught there from 1930
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Rukhin Evgeny Lvovich (1943-1976), artist
RUKHIN Evgeny Lvovich (1943-1976, Leningrad), artist. He studied at the geological department of the Leningrad State University (1961-66). In 1964-65 visited lectures at the Leningrad Mukhina Highest Artistic and Industrial School
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Russian Artistic and Industrial Society
RUSSIAN ARTISTIC AND INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY in St. Petersburg was established in 1904 on the initiative of graduate students and tutors of the Central School of Technical Drawing
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Russian Gem Factory
RUSSIAN GEM FACTORY (8 C. Faberge Square) is a jewelry factory. It produces custom-made and ordinary jewelry, bijouterie, cut stones, enamel miniatures, enamel-filigree silverware, and other products. The factory has a chain of company shops in St
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Rylov A.A., (1870-1939), Artist
RYLOV Arkady Alexandrovich (1870-1939, Leningrad) artist, honoured worker of arts of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1935). He was trained at the Central School of Technical Drawing from 1888 to 1891 and at the Academy of Arts from
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Sadovnikov V.S., (1800-1879), Artist
SADOVNIKOV Vasily Semenovich (1800-1879, St. Petersburg) graphic artist, water colour painter. He was a brother of P. S. Sadovnikov. He came from a family of serfs. He painted documental and at the same time poetic views of St
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Saint Petersburg Society of Artists
SAINT PETERSBURG SOCIETY OF ARTISTS, renamed into Petrograd Society of Artists in 1914. Founded in 1890 by artists working in the academic style, with full members such as A. D. Kivshenko, I. E. Krachkovsky, K. Y. Kryzhitsky, L. F. Lagorio, A. I
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Samokhvalov A.N., (1894-1971), artist
SAMOKHVALOV Alexander Nikolaevich (1894-1971, Leningrad), painter, graphic artist, theatre artist, sculptor. Studied at the Architecture Department of the Academy of Arts (1914-18) under V.A. Belyaev and G.R
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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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