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Gorkovskoye Settlement


Group name
Vyborg District

Alternative names
1948


Mentioned in articles:

Andreyev, Leonid Nikolayevich (1871-1919), a writer
Andreyev, Leonid Nikolayevich (1871-1919), a writer, playwright. Leonid Nikolayevich Andreyev graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Moscow University in 1897. He appeared as a defence counsel during 1897 - 1902. His first story was published... more


Bedny, Demyan (1883-1945), a poet
Bedny, Demyan (the real name and surname is Yefim Alekseyevich Pridvorov; 1883-1945), a poet. D. Bedny descended from a peasant's family. From 1904 till 1908 Bedny attended the historic and philological faculty of the St. Petersburg University (he... more


Gorkovskoye, settlement
GORKOVSKOYE, a settlement in Vyborg District. Population: 297. It appeared in 1948 as a result of integration of the villages of Neuvola (also Neivola) and Kirjavala. It was named after A. M. Gorky (Peshkov) who lived in Kirjavala village in the... more


Gorky, Maksim (Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov) (1868-1936), a literary man
Maksim Gorky (the real name is Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov; 1868-1936), a writer, playwright, publicist, public figure. Gorky participated in January events of 1905 in Saint Petersburg, after which he was imprisoned into the Peter and Paul... more


Prishvin, Mikhail Mikhaylovich (1873-1954), a writer
Prishvin, Mikhail Mikhaylovich (1873-1954), a writer. Prishvin graduated from the Leipzig University Philosophic Faculty agronomical department in 1902. He worked as an agronomist, he wrote books on agriculture. Prishvin travelled in Karelia, the... more