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Belarusians
BELARUSIANS, an ethnic community within the St. Petersburg population. Belarusian is related to the Slavonic group of Indo-European languages. Most religious members of the community belong to the Russian Orthodox Church while some are Catholic
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Belekhov N.N. (1904-1956), architect
BELEKHOV Nikolay Nikolaevich (1904-1956, Leningrad), civil engineer, architect. Graduated from the Department of Architecture of the College of Public Engineering (1933)
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Belelyubsky N.A., (1845-1922), bridge builder
BELELYUBSKY Nikolay Apollonovich (1845-1922, Leningrad), engineer, scholar in the field of structural mechanics and bridge building. Graduated from the Petersburg Institute for Railway Engineers in 1867, Professor at the Institute from 1873
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Belevskoe Field
BELEVSKOE FIELD, an area to the south-east of St. Petersburg, confined with Alexandrovskoy Fermy Avenue, Sedova Street, Krasnykh Zor Boulevard and Moskovskaya Line of Oktyabrskaya Railway
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Belinskogo Bridge
BELINSKOGO BRIDGE (until 1923 Simeonovsky, from the churches of Simon and Anna nearby), spanning the Fontanka River between Belinskogo Square and Street. Built in 1785, to the standard design at the place where from 1733 a wooden bridge had existed
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Belinskogo Street
BELINSKOGO STREET, until 1923 - Simeonovskaya Street, between Fontanka River Embankment and Liteiny Avenue. The street was so named after V. G. Belinsky. The previous name was in honour of SS Simon and Anna Church situated at number 6. Architect G
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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
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Bellinsgauzen F.F. (1778-1852), navigator
BELLINSGAUZEN Faddey Fadeevich (1778-1852, Kronstadt), navigator, Admiral (1843). In 1797 graduated from the Naval Cadet School (17 Lieutenant Schmidt Embankment; memorial plaque); served in the Baltic Fleet
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Belogradskaya E.T. (1739- after 1764), singer
BELOGRADSKAYA Elizaveta Timofeevna (1739, St. Petersburg - after 1764[?]), the first Russian singer (soprano) and harpsichord player. The daughter of lute player and singer Timofey Belogradsky
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Beloostrov
BELOOSTROV, a municipal unit (since 1998) forming a part of Kurortny District of St. Petersburg, 30 km to the north-west of the city centre, on the banks of the Sestra River, 3 km upstream from the place where it flows into Sestroretsky Razliv Lake
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Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace
BELOSELSKY-BELOZERSKY PALACE (41 Nevsky Prospect), an architectural monument of the Eclectic style. Reconstructed from an 18th century Neoclassical residence in 1799-1800 for Princess A.G. Beloselskaya-Belozerskaya (architect F.I. Demertsov)
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Belov A.A., (1951-1978), basketball-player
BELOV ALEXANDR ALEXANDROVICH (1951, Leningrad 1978, ibid.), Merited Master Of Sports of the USSR (basketball). In 1967-78 Belov played for Spartak Leningrad. He was an Olympic champion (1972)
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Belov V.F. (1911-1968), architect
BELOV Viktor Fedorovich (1911-1969, Leningrad), architect. Resided in St. Petersburg since 1913. Graduated from the College of Public Engineers (1936). His buildings of pre-war years are: residential houses in Avtovo and on Malaya Okhta
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Belova L.N. (1924-1993), Director of the Museum of Leningrad History
BELOVA Lyudmila Nikolaevna (1924-1993, St. Petersburg), museum worker, Honorary Worker of Culture of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1965). Graduated from the Faculty of History of the M. N
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Bely Andrey (1880-1934), writer
BELY Andrey (real name and family name Boris Nikolaevich Bugaev) (1880-1934), writer. He graduated from the Natural Sciences Department of Physics and Mathematics Faculty of Moscow University (1903)
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Bely Island
BELY ISLAND, artificial island at the mouth of the Bolshaya Neva River. It was built by reclaiming the so-called Bely Shoal in the mid-20th century. It is 55 hectares in area, one kilometre long, and 600 metres wide
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Belyaev A.R. (1884-1942), writer
BELYAEV Alexander Romanovich (1884-1942, Pushkin Leningrad Region), writer. He studied in Smolensky Holy Seminary and in Demidov Law Lyceum in Yaroslavl. From 1915 he was seriously ill
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Belyaev M.P., (1836-1903), public figure
BELYAEV Mitrofan Petrovich (1836, St. Petersburg - 1903, St. Petersburg) was a timber merchant, patron of arts, public figure and publisher of music scores, amateur musician
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Benckendorff A. K. (1781-1844), statesman
BENCKENDORFF (v. Benckendorff) Alexander Khristoforovich (Konstantin Alexander Karl Wilhelm Christopher) (1781, St. Petersburg 1844), Count (1832), statesman and military officer, Infantry General, Cavalry General (1829), honorary member of the St
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Benois Albert N. (1852-1936), architect, artist
Benois Albert Nikolaevich (1852, St. Petersburg - 1936), aquarellist and architect. The son of N. L. Benois, brother of Alexander N. Benois. In 1871-77, he studied at the Architectural Department of the Academy of Fine Arts
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Benois L.N. (1856-1928), architect
Benois Leonty (Ludovik) Nikolaevich (1856, Peterhof -1928, Leningrad), architect, full State Advisor (1905), an honourable cultural figure (1927). The son of N. L. Benois, a brother of Albert N. Benois and А. N. Benois
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Benois N.L.(1813-1898), architect
Benois Nikolay Leontyevich (1813, St. Petersburg - 1898, at the same place), architect, artist (decorative arts), full State Advisor (1873). Coming from the family of French descendents. He was the farther of Albert N. Benois, L. N. Benois and A. N
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Benois А.N., (1870-1960), artist
BENOIS Alexander Nikolaevich (1870, St. Petersburg – 1960), painter, graphic artist, stage designer, art historian and critic. Son of N. L. Benois. He studied in K. I
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Ber K.M., (1792-1876), naturalist
BER Karl Maximovich (1792-1876), naturalist, Member of the Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1828, Honorary Member since 1862). Graduated from Derpt University (1814). From 1817, worked at Koenigsberg University. Invited to St
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Berdyaev N.A. (1874-1948), philosopher
BERDYAEV Nikolay Alexandrovich (1874-1948), philosopher and essayist. He studied at Kiev University in 1894-97 but was expelled and exiled for his involvement in student disturbances. Living in St
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Berezovy Island
BEREZOVY ISLAND, 1) named Petrogradsky Island until the early 18th century, which is accurately translated from the Finnish name of Koivusaari. 2) From 1799, the name Berezovy Island was transferred to the small island about one hectare in area
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Berg L.S., (1876-1950), biologist and geographer
BERG Lev Semenovich (1876-1950, Leningrad), geographer, biologist, Member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1946). Graduated from Moscow University in 1898. In 1904-13, worked at the Zoological Museum of the Academy of Sciences in St
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Bergholz, O. F. (1910-1975), poet
BERGHOLZ, Olga Fedorovna (1910, St. Petersburg 1975, Leningrad), poet, prose writer, publicist. She was a member of the Smena (shift) literature group, and one of the brightest representatives of the so called Komsomol literature of the late
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Bering V.I., (1681-1741),navigator
BERING Vitus Ionassen (1681-1741), navigator, Commandor Captain (1730), originally from Denmark. From 1704 signed up for the Russian Fleet, served in the Baltic and Azov fleets. After retirement (1724) was summoned by Peter the Great to St
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Berkov P.N., (1896-1969), literature historian
BERKOV Pavel Naumovich (1896-1969, Leningrad), historian of literature, Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1960). Graduated from the Faculty of History and Philology of the Vienna University in 1923
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