Pushkinskaya Street

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PUSHKINSKAYA STREET (until 1881 Novy Avenue, Kompaneiskaya Street), between Nevsky Prospect and Kuznechny Lane. It was named after Alexander Pushkin. The street was built in 1874 and actually is a creation of architect P.Y. Suzor, who designed symmetrical corner buildings 1 and 2 (1874-75), and then apartment houses 3, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 (1876-78). Buildings 4 and 6 were constructed in the 1870s (architect V.I. Slavyansky), building 16 - in 1875-76 (architect I.A. Merz), buildings 17, 18, 20 - in 1875-81 (architect A.V. Ivanov), building 19 - in 1878-87 (architect N.F. Becker). In 1884, the monument to Alexander Pushkin (sculptor A.M. Opekushin, architect N.L. Benois) was unveiled in the public garden on Pushkinskaya Street. Pushkinskaya Street is a rare example of town-planning of the second half of the 19th century and the entire development was executed in the style of high eclecticism. The following historic figures lived on Pushkinskaya Street at different times: in 1884-93 - actress P.A. Strepetova (building 10), in 1899-1904 - astronomer F.A. Bredikhin (building 14); F.I. Chaliapin and actor M. V. Dalsky lived in furnished apartments of Palais Royal (building 20), et al. In the late 20th century, building 10 became a centre of informal public association "Pushkinskaya-10" (see Free Culture).

Reference: Ефремов Г. Пушкинская улица // БА. 1984. № 18. С. 51-62; Масик С. Н. Пушкинская улица: Ист. очерк. СПб., 2001.

B. М. Kirikov. Becker Nikolay Fedorovich
Benois Nikolay Leontievich
Bredikhin Fedor Alexandrovich
Chaliapin Fedor Ivanovich
Chervinsky Nikolai P.
Dalsky (Neelov) Mamont Viktorovich
Ivanov Alexander Vasilievich
Opekushin Alexander Mikhailovich
Pushkin Alexander Sergeevich
Slavyansky Vladimir Ivanovich
Strepetova Pelageya (Polina) Antipievna
Suzor Pavel Yulievich
Suzor Pavel Yulievich
Kuznechny Lane/Saint Petersburg, city
Nevsky prospect/Saint Petersburg, city
Pushkinskaya St./Saint Petersburg, city, house 19
Pushkinskaya St./Saint Petersburg, city, house 7
Pushkinskaya St./Saint Petersburg, city, house 6
Pushkinskaya St./Saint Petersburg, city, house 5
Pushkinskaya St./Saint Petersburg, city, house 2
Pushkinskaya St./Saint Petersburg, city, house 1
Pushkinskaya St./Saint Petersburg, city, house 3
Pushkinskaya St./Saint Petersburg, city, house 12
Pushkinskaya St./Saint Petersburg, city, house 13
Pushkinskaya St./Saint Petersburg, city, house 18
Pushkinskaya St./Saint Petersburg, city, house 17
Pushkinskaya St./Saint Petersburg, city, house 10
Pushkinskaya St./Saint Petersburg, city, house 16
Pushkinskaya St./Saint Petersburg, city, house 4
Pushkinskaya St./Saint Petersburg, city, house 14
Pushkinskaya St./Saint Petersburg, city, house 20
Pushkinskaya St./Saint Petersburg, city
Ефремов Г. Пушкинская улица // Блокнот агитатора, 1984
Масик С. Н. Пушкинская улица: Ист. очерк. СПб., 2001 Free Culture, association
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