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Persons / Herzen Alexander Ivanovich public figure , writer , scientist
Herzen A.I. (1812-1870), revolutionary publicist

HERZEN Alexander Ivanovich (1812-1870), revolutionary, publicist, writer, philosopher. He graduated from the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics at Moscow University (1833). He came to St

Angliiskaya Embankment

ANGLIISKAYA EMBANKMENT, from 1738 - Beregovaya Nizhnaya Embankment Street, in the mid-to-late 18th century - Isaakievskaya Embankment, Galernaya Embankment, and Anglinskaya Embankment, from 1800s - Angliiskaya Embankment

Belinsky V. G. (1811-1848), critic, publicist

BELINSKY Vissarion Grigorievich (1811-1848, St. Petersburg), critic, publicist. Studied at the Department of Philology of Moscow University (was expelled in 1832). Resided in St. Petersburg from 1839

Chukovskaya L.K. (1907-1996), writer

CHUKOVSKAYA Lidiya Korneevna (1907, St. Petersburg - 1996), prose writer, critic, and author of memoirs. She was the daughter of K.I. Chukovsky. She spent her childhood years in Kuokkala (see her books To the Memory of Childhood: Memoirs of K

Demoute's Traktir

DEMOUTE’S TRAKTIR, Demoute Hotel (40 Moika River Embankment / 27 Bolshaya Konyushennaya Street). A hotel and restaurant. The hotel was opened in the 1760s by French immigrant Demoute. In 1796 F.Y

English Club

ENGLISH CLUB, English assembly, one of the first club-type establishments in Russia. It was founded on March 12, 1770 at Her Majesty Catherine II's pleasure by English entrepreneurs F. Gardner and C. Gardiner

Estonians

ESTONIANS, an ethnic community forming a part of the St. Petersburg population. The Estonian language refers to Finno-Ugric branch of the Uralic languages. Believers practice Lutheranism. The first Estonians (retired soldiers) settled in St

Finns

FINNS, an ethnic community forming a part of the St. Petersburg population. The Finnish language is related to the Finno-Ugrian group of Uralic languages. Their faith is Lutheran

Germans

GERMANS, an ethnic community forming a part of the St. Petersburg population. German language is related to the Germanic group of Indo-European languages. Their religion is Lutheran (amongst the St. Petersburg population up to 90%) and Catholic

Gnedich T.G. (1907-1976), writer

GNEDICH Tatyana Grigorievna (1907-1976, town Pushkin) writer, translator, PhD (philology,1941). She was a great-great-grand-nephew of N. I. Gnedich. She lived in Leningrad from 1926

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)

Institute of Northern Peoples

INSTITUTE OF NORTHERN PEOPLES, an educational research institution. It separated from the Northern Department of the Leningrad Oriental Institute in December 1929

Iskra (The Spark), journal, 1858-73

ISKRA (The Spark), a weekly satiric caricature journal, founded in 1859 under the editorship of its publishers: satiric poet V. S. Kurochkin and artist N. A. Stepanov (until 1864)

Kurchatov I.V., (1902-1960), physicist

KURCHATOV Igor Vasilievich (1903-1960), physicist, Member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1943), Hero of Socialist Labor (1949, 1951, 1954). Studied at the Petrograd Polytechnical Institute in 1921

Latvians

LATVIANS, an ethnic community forming a part of the St. Petersburg population. The Latvian language belongs to the Baltic group of Indo-European language family. Believers are Lutherans and Catholics. The Latvian community in St

Levitsky S.L. (1819-1898), photographer

LEVITSKY Sergey Lvovich (1819-98, St. Petersburg) is one of the founders of photography in Russia. In 1840s he studied the basics of photography in Paris. In 1849

Martynov A.E., (1816-1860), actor

MARTYNOV Alexander Evstafievich (1816, St. Petersburg - 1860), actor. Graduated from the Petersburg Drama School in 1835 (studied ballet under Ch. Didelot, scenic designer under А. Canoppi, drama under P.A. Karatygin)

Morskaya Bolshaya Street

MORSKAYA BOLSHAYA STREET (in 1920-93 - Herzen Street, after A.I. Herzen), located from the General Staff Arch to Kryukov Canal. It was constructed in the early 18th century, in Morskaya settlement (hence the name)

Otechestvennye Zapiski (Notes of the Fatherland), journal

OTECHESTVENNYE ZAPISKI (Notes of the Fatherland). 1) A literary and political journal, founded by P. P. Svinyin as an annual journal. It appeared in 1818-30, from 1820 circulated as a monthly and published articles and material on the history of

Pavlenkov F.F. (1839-1900), publisher

PAVLENKOV Florenty Fedorovich (1839-1900), publisher. Graduated from the Mikhailovsky Artillery Academy (1861), served at the Kiev Arsenal and Bryansk Arsenal. Having resigned, he moved to St. Petersburg in 1865. In 1866, he started publishing

Pedagogical University

PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY, Herzen Russian State Pedagogical University, situated at 48 Moika River Embankment. It originates from the Imperial Foster Home founded in 1797

Peterburgsky sbornik (Petersburg Collection), 1846

PETERBURGSKY SBORNIK (Petersburg Collection), published by N. Nekrasov (St. Petersburg, 1846). Among others it included works by V. G. Belinsky, Iskander (pseudonym of A. I. Herzen), V. F. Odoevsky, N. A. Nekrasov, F. M. Dostoevsky, I. I. Panaev, V

Poles

POLES, an ethnic community forming a part of the St. Petersburg population. The Polish language is related to the Slavic group of Indo-European languages. Their faith is Catholic. The Polish community in St

Rakov L.L. (1904-1970), Historian, Director of the Museum of Leningrad Defence

RAKOV Lev Lvovich (1904-1970, Leningrad), historian, art historian, museum worker, Ph.D. in History (1938). Rakov graduated from the Department of History of the Leningrad State University in 1929

Razumovsky Palace

RAZUMOVSKY PALACE (48 Moika River Embankment), an architectural monument. It was constructed for Count K.G. Razumovsky (see Razumovsky Family) in 1762-66. Stylistically it merges from the Baroque to the Neoclassical (architects A.F. Kokorinov, J.B

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

Sovremennik (Contemporary), journal

SOVREMENNIK (The Contemporary), a literary (from 1859 literary and political) journal, founded by Alexander Pushkin, who published the first four issues under his editorship (re-printed in 1988), appeared in 1836-66 (until 1843 - four times a year

Startsev V.I. (1931-2000), Historian

STARTSEV Vitaly Ivanovich (1931, Leningrad - 2000, St. Petersburg) historian, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Education (1992), Ph.D. in History (1973)

Stegelman's House

STEGELMAN'S HOUSE (2/50 Moika River Embankment), a monument of 18th century architecture. It was built to the design of architect F.B. Rastrelli in 1750-53 (according to the other data, in 1758) for the main court supplier H.C. Stegelman

Tartars

TARTARS, an ethnic community forming a part of the St. Petersburg population. The Tartar language is related to the Turkish group of Altaic languages. Their faith is Sunni Islam. The Tartars participated in the construction of St. Petersburg

Tsentralny (Central) District

TSENTRALNY (CENTRAL) DISTRICT, an administrative-territorial entity within St. Petersburg, with the territorial administration situated at 176 Nevsky Prospect. The district was set up in 1994, when Smolninsky District

Ushinsky K.D., (1824-1870), teacher

USHINSKY Konstantin Dmitrievich (1824-1870), teacher. In 1844, he graduated from the faculty of law of the University of Moscow and moved to St. Petersburg in 1849. Here he contributed to the Sovremennik and Biblioteka dlya Chteniya journals

Women’s Pedagogical Institute

WOMEN’S Pedagogical Institute was an institution of higher education of the Department of Institutions of Empress Maria. It was established in 1903 on the basis of the Pedagogical Courses of the St. Petersburg Girls’ Gymnasia

Zemlya i Volya (Land and Liberty) of 1860s

ZEMLYA I VOLYA (Land and Liberty) of 1860s, a secret revolutionary society that was founded in St. Petersburg in 1861 with its Central Committee and St. Petersburg Committee operating in the capital. N.A. and A.A. Serno-Solovyevichs, A.A

Zhirmunsky V.M., (1891-1971), philologist

ZHIRMUNSKY Viktor Maximovich (1891, St. Petersburg - 1971, Leningrad), philologist, Member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1966). Graduated from the Tenishev School in 1908 and the Faculty of History and Philology of Petersburg University in

Zhukovsky V.A. (1783-1852), poet

ZHUKOVSKY Vasily Andreevich (1783-1852), poet, translator, member of the Russian Academy (1818), member of the Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1841; honorary member from 1827), privy counsellor (1841)