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Gatchina Town


Group name
Gatchina District

Alternative names
1927 1929 1929 1944


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Albreht, Karl Frantsevich (1807- 1863), a misician
ALBRECHT, Karl Frantsevich (1807–1863, Gatchina Town), violinist, composer, choirmaster, teacher. He was born in Prussia where he obtained musical education. In the period 1825-38 he worked as a violinist and a conductor at different choirs and... more


Amateur People Theatres
PUBLIC THEATRES. There are more than 300 theatre companies and studios in the Leningrad Oblast. Public theatres form the basis of the amateur theatres movement – the Leningrad Oblast numbers 53 public theatres (35 drama theatres and 18 puppet... more


Art festivals
ARTS FESTIVALS, festivals of achievements in different kinds of art. As a rule, they are regularly held in most towns and some villages of the Leningrad Oblast. Since 1980 one of the oldest oblast festivals “Teatralnaya Vesna” (“Theatre Spring”)... more


Art works of disabled persons, a festival
INVALIDS’ ARTWORK, festival. The first oblast festival of invalids’ artwork took place in November 1991 in Gatchina Town. In 1996 the festival was included in a regional special-purpose program “Social Support of the Leningrad Oblast Invalids”.... more


Baikov, Aleksey Mikhaylovich (1791- 1854), an architect
Aleksey Mikhaylovich Baikov (1790-1854), an architect, a graduate of the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts (1813). From 1816 he was an architect of the Gatchina Town Board, from 1843 he was an architect of the Gatchina palace board. During 40 years... more


Balakirev, Mily Alekseyevich (1836-1910), a musician
BALAKIREV, Mily Alekseyevich (1836–1910), composer, pianist, conductor, public figure in music. In 1853 he graduated from Alexander Institute for students from nobility in Nizhny Novgorod. In the period 1853-54 he was an auditor student at the... more


Balayeva, Serafima Nikolayevna (1889-1960), a muse
Balayeva, Serafima Nikolayevna (1889-1960), a museum worker. She learned in the Higher Woman (Bestuzhev's) School between 1907-1911. Until 1919 S.N. Balayeva taught at the private woman high school of Mogilyanskaya. From 1919 S.N. Balayeva worked... more


Bazhenov, Vasily Ivanovich (1737/38 - 1799), an architect
Vasily Ivanovich Bazhenov (1737 or 1738 - 1799), an architect, one of the Russian classicism founder. From 1756 to 1762 he learned in the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts and the Royal Academy in Paris. Since 1765 Bazhenov had been an academician and... more


Benois, Aleksandr Nikolayevich (1870-1960), an artist
BENOIS, Alexandr Nikolayevich (1870–1960), artist, art historian, art critic, literary man. He was a son of an architect N.L. Benois. He studied at the St.Petersburg Imperial Academy of Arts (1887, didn’t graduate) and at the Law Department of the... more


Bogolyubov, Aleksey Petrovich (1824-1896), an artist
BOGOLYUBOV, Aleksey Petrovich (1824, Pomeranye Village near Lyuban Town; modern Tosno District – 1896), seascape painter. His maternal grandfather was A.N. Radishchev. In 1841 he graduated from Naval Corps of Pages, served in the Navy. In the... more


Book Trade
BOOK TRADE.On the territory of Saint Petersburg Gubernia book trade showed slow progress due to the closeness of a large Saint Petersburg market which almost satisfied the public's need for books.By 1904 the specialized book trade had been... more


Borovikovsky, Vladimir Lukich (1757-1825), an artist
BOROVIKOVSKY, Vladimir Lukich (1757–1825), painter. He studied painting from his father, started with icon painting. In 1775 he took military service. Since 1788 he lived in St.Petersburg, where came into close contact with G.R. Derzhavin and N.A.... more


Bortnyansky, Dmitry Stepanovich (1751-1825), a musician
BORTNYANSKY, Dmitry Stepanovich (1751–1825), composer, choirmaster. In 1758 he was brought to St.Petersburg and entered the Imperial Chapel Choir where he studied singing, acting, composition (his teacher was B. Galuppi). In 1768 he was sent to... more


Brenna, Vikenty Frantsevich (1745 -1819 or 1820?), architect
Vincenzo Brenna (1745-1819/1820?), an architect and scene painter, a representative of classicizm. He was of Italian origin. From the end of 1783 Brenna worked in Pavlovsk, at first as an assistant of Charles Cameron. Brenna's main work is the... more


Burial grounds of the Izhora people.
Burial grounds of the Izhora people are concentrated in the Izhors tribe land in the Izhora and Neva rivers basin and on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland (see: Izhora). There are the data about 33 soil burial grounds. Excavations were made... more


Catholicism
Catholity. The Catholic churches were in Novgorod and Ladoga in the North-West of Russia during the Kievan Rus. In 1293 the chapel were built in the Vyborg Fortress which was founded by Swedes, from 1351 it became the parish church of St Olaf. ... more


Cemeteries
Cemeteries. The history of cemeteries on the modern Leningrad Oblast territory has not studied practically yet. The reiterated devastation these lands during the wars led to the destruction of many graves and tombstones.... more


Children Art Schools
CHILDREN’S ARTS SCHOOLS (CAS). In the last years Children’s Musical Schools (CMS) and Children’s Painting Schools (CPS) have had a growing tendency for unification into Children’s Arts Schools (CAS). By 2007 the Leningrad oblast had had 104 CAS,... more


Cinemas
CINEMAS. In 1993 there were 33 cinemas in the Leningrad Oblast, on January,1 2006 10 cinemas functioned: “Vyborg Palas” (“Vyborg Palace”) (Vyborg Town), “Jubileiny” (“Jubilee”) (Siversky Urban Settlement), “Pobeda” (“Victory”) (Gatchina Town),... more


Clubs and studios of the decorative art
APPLIED ARTS GROUPS AND STUDIOS. The Leningrad Oblast amateur and folk arts are mostly represented by activity of applied arts groups and studios. On the one hand their activity is aimed at preservation of applied arts traditions (ethnography... more


"Concertina", orchestra of accordionists
“GARMONIKA” (“Accordion”), accordionists’ orchestra. It was founded in 1950 by a teacher Savin F.F. on the base of accordionists’ orchestra at Gatchina Town children’s music school named after Ippolitov-Ivanov . Its present name the orchestra... more


Dmitriyev, Nikolay Vsevolodovich (1856- 1918), an architect
Nikolay Vsevolodovich Dmitriyev (1856–1918), an architect, civil engineer, public man, businessman. He was a nobleman from the Simbirsk Gubernia. He graduated the St. Petersburg Building College in 1876. Among St. Petersburg buildings built by... more


Dmitriyevsky, Ivan Afanasyevich (1736-1821), an actor
DMITRIYEVSKY, Ivan Afanasyevich (the real name was Narykov) (1736–1821), actor, director, teacher, translator, playwright, theatre historian, full member of Russian Academy of Sciences. He graduated from a Seminary in Yaroslavl City (1751). Since... more


Eagle Column, the
The town of Gatchina.


"Entrée", a theatre
“ANTRE” (“ENTREZ”), drama theatre (10, Lenina av., Lodeynoye Pole Town). It was founded in 1995 on the base of theatre department at Lodeynoye Pole Town Centre of Children’s Aesthetic Development (CCAD). Founder and creative director is A.A.... more


Estonians
Estonians (their native name is Eestlased, old use - Maarakhvas) is an ethnic community. The Estonian language is related to the Baltic-Finnic subgroup od the Finno-Ugric branch of the Uralic language family. They live in Estonia (963 thousand... more


Folk art
AMATEUR AND FOLK ARTS. There are about 50 Amateur and Folk Arts Centres in the Leningrad Oblast, including Amateur Talent Centres (theatrical, musical and ethnographical amateur groups), Arts and Crafts Centres. About 2600 amateur and folk arts... more


Frenz, Rudolf Rudolfovich (1888 - 1956), an artist
FRENZ, Rudolf Rudolfovich (1888–1956), an artist. He was born in Mariyengof near Gatchina Town into a family of animal painter R.F. Frenz. In the period 1910-18 he studied (off and on) at the St.Petersburg Imperial Academy of Art in N.S.... more


Gatchina District
GATCHINA DISTRICT, municipal entity. Population: 111,600. Area: 2850.3 sq. km. Established in 1927. Due to renaming of Gatchina Town, it was called Trotsk District in 1927-29, and Krasnogvardeisk District in 1929-44.Gatchina district borders with... more


Gatchina Palace -and - Park ensemble, the
The Gatchina Palace -and - Park ensemble. It is an architectural sight and garden-and -park monument of the 18-19th centuries of federal importance. The ensemble is included in the State Palace-and-Park and Art-and-Historic Culture Preserve... more


Gatchina Town coat of arms, the
The Gatchina Town's coat of arms is the official approved heraldic emblem (it was approved with the decision of the Representative Assembly of the Municipality of Gatchina Town of 4 October 1995, No.15 and resolution of Municipal Union “Gorod... more


Gatchina Town Museum of the Local History, the
The Gatchina Town Museum of the Local History was founded in 1967. Till 1978 it was placed in the Priorate Palace halls. Materials on Gatchina Town history, about the town architectural sights, about the development of aviation, events of World... more


Germen
The Germans (their own native name is Deutsche) are an ethnic community which is a part of the polpulation of the Leningrad Oblast. The religious Germans are Lutherans and Catholics. The Germans are the main population of Germany. In Russian (in... more


Gippius, Zinaida Nikolayevna (1869-1945), a literary woman
Gippius (Hippius), Zinaida Nikolayevna (in marriage Merezhkovskaya; 1869-1945), a poet. Z.N. Gippius took the home education. In 1889 Gippius married D.S. Merezhkovsky whith whom she lived for 52 years. Gippius published her first poems in 1888;... more


Glazunov, Aleksandr Konstantinovich (1865- 1936), a musician
GLAZUNOV, Aleksandr Konstantinovich (1865– 1936), composer, conductor, teacher, public figure in music. Since 1879 he was taught music by М.А. Balakirev (piano) and by N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov (theory and composition). In 1882 he was recognized as one... more


Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich (1804-1857), a musician
GLINKA, Vasily Andreyevich (1804–1857), composer, the father of Russian classical music. In 1822 he graduated from the St.Petersburg school for children of the nobility at the Central Pedagogical Institute. In 1834 he travelled to Italy and Germany,... more


Glinka, Vasily Andreyevich (1790-1831), an architect
Vasily Andreyevich Glinka (1790–1831), an architect, academician of architecture (1824), master of the Classicism style. He rebuilt H.P. Rumyantsev's house in Angliyskaya (English) Embankment for "The Public Museum" in the 1829s, took part in... more


Gonzago Pyotr Fyodorovich (1751-1831), an artist
GONZAGO ( Gonzaga), Pietro di Gottardo (Pyotr Fyodorovich) (1751–1831), painter, theatre designer, art theorist, architect, garden designer. In 1792 he was invited to St.Petersburg to be at the head of stage decorations at Imperial Theatres. At the... more


Grogory (Chukov) (1870-1955), metropolitan, clergy figure
Grigory (Nikolay Kirillovich Chukov; 1870-1955), Metropolitan, clergy figure, Doctor of Theology. Nikolay Kirillovich Chukov was born in a peasant family. In 1889 he graduated from the Olonets Ecclesiastical Seminary, in 1895 he graduated from the... more


Gross, George Fyodorovich (1824 - 1877), an architect
Gross, George Fyodorovich (1824 - 1877), an architect, academician of architecture from 1858. Gross was certified by the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in 1853. He served as the architect of the Palace Department. He rebuilt the building the Court... more


Heraldry of the Leningrad Oblast, the
The Heraldry of the Leningrad Oblast originated from the 15th century and is one of the oldest in the Russian Federation. In the historical-heraldic respect, the territory of the modern Leningrad Oblast is divided into three parts: Karelian Isthmus,... more


Houses and Palaces of Culture
CENTRES OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES (HOUSES AND PALACES OF CULTURE), cultural and educational institutions similar to clubs, the main aims of the centres are: to serve as social, cultural, educational, health and entertaining centres... more


"Idols of the 21 nd century", festival
“KUMIRY XXI VEKA” (“XXI CENTURY IDOLS”), oblast festival of young variety talents. The aim of the festival is to find and support young talented variety singers and dancers. The festival was organized in 2000 and is held annually. Sponsors:... more


"Inkerin Liito", a Finnish Public Society
"Inkerin Lito" ("Ingermanlandsky soyuz" ("Ingermanlandian Union") is a society of Finns of Ingermanlandia. It was organized in 1988 (the constituent assembly was in Taytsi Urban Settlement) and registered in 1989. In S.Petersburg and the Leningrad... more


Ippolitov-Ivanov, Mikhail Mikhaylovich (1859-1935), a musician
IPPOLITOV-IVANOV, Mikhail Mikhailovich (real family name Ivanov) (1859, Gatchina Town – 1935), composer, conductor, teacher, public figure in music. He studied at Estonian school at Gatchina Lutheran Church, where he also studied music, sang in an... more


Jews
Jews (their own native name in Hebrew is yegudim, in Yiddish - yid or ayid) are an ethnic community which is a part of the population of the Leningrad Oblast. The Hebrew language is related to the Semitic group of the Afrasian language family; the... more


Karazin, Nikolay Nikolayevich (1842-1908), an artist, man of letters
KARAZIN, Nikolay Nikolayevich (1842 – 1908, Gatchina Town), artist, literary man, traveler. In 1862 he graduated from Moscow Corps of Pages, served in a dragoon regiment. In the period 1865-67 he was an auditor student at the St.Petersburg Imperial... more


Karmalina, Lyubov Ivanovna (1834-1903), an actress
KARMALINA,Lyudmila Ivanovna (born Belenitsyna) (1834 – 1903, Kobrino Village), singer, collector of folk songs. She was brought up at Yekaterininsky Institute in St.Petersburg, where singing was taught by G.Y. Lomakin. She took the piano and... more


Kedrinsky, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich (1917 - 2003), an architect
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kedrinsky (1917 - 2003), an architect-restorer, Honoured architect of the Russian Federation, the Lenin Prize winner of 1986, the Russian Federation President Prize winner in Literature and Arts of 2001. A.A. Kedrinsky was... more


Kipen, village
KIPEN, a village in Lomonosov District. Population: 3100. It is located in the northern part of the Izhora Hills. It is situated at the crossing of roads to Strelna, Volosovo, Gatchina, with the Tallinn Highway close by. The toponym originates from... more


Kobrinskoye, urban settlement
KOBRINSKOYE, an urban settlement in Gatchina District. Population: 1,200. It is situated on the Kobrinka River (tributary of the Suida), 2 km away from Pribytkovo railway station of the Gatchina-Luga branch. It adjoins Kobrino village in the... more


Kokorev, Adrian Vasilyevich (1810 - 1877), an architect
Adrian Vasilyevich Kokorev (1810 - 1877), an architect. Kokorev frduated from the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in 1833. In 1849 he became an academician of architecture. From 1838 Kokorev worked as architect if the First High School in St.... more


Kramskoy, Ivan Nikolayevich (1837-1887), an artist
KRAMSKOI, Ivan Nikolayevich (1837–1887), artist, public figure. In 1856 he entered St.Petersburg Imperial Academy of Arts, his teacher was A.T. Markov. In 1863 Kramskoi with a group of like-minded people (“Bunt Chetyrnadtsaty” (“Rebellion of the... more


Krasovsky, Mikhail Vitoldovich (1874 - 1939), an architect
Mikhail Vitoldovich Krasovsky (1874 - 1939), an architect, teacher, historian of architecture. M.V. Krasovsky graduated from the Institute of Civil Engineers in 1899. He was the architect N.V. Sultanov's student. From 1903 Krasovsky was a teacher,... more


Krichinsky, Stepan Samoylovich (1874 -1923), an architect
Stepan Samoylovich Krichinsky (1874 -1923), an architect. In 1897 Krichinsky graduated from the Civil Engineers Institute in St. Petersburg. From 1900 he was an architect, then chief architect of the Board of the Frontier Troops Separate Corps. He... more


KRIM ("Critical Mass"), Theatre - Studio
KRIM (“Kriticheskaya Massa” (“Critical Mass”)), theatre-studio (61, Geroyev av., Sosnoviy Bor Town). It was founded in 1982 at the Club of the Leningrad nuclear power station, the leader and director of the theatre is Y.V. Ilyukhina . In 1991 the... more


Kuzmin, Roman Ivanovich (1811 - 1867), an architect
Roman Ivanovich Kuzmin (1811 - 1867), an architect, teacher. R.I. Kuzmin graduated from the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in 1832, in 1840 he became an academician, in 1841 he became a professor of architecture and teacher of the Academy of Arts.... more


Lelyakov, Aleksey Grigoryevich (1930 - 1996), an architect
Aleksey Grigoryevich Lelyakov (1930-1996), an architect - park designer. A.G. Lelyakov graduated from the I.Ye. Repin Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in 1957. He was an expert of landscape architecture and the Head of the... more


Leningrad Society of the Local Region Study, the
The Leningrad Society of the Local Region Study (LOIMK), a local history study public organization. It was founded in the early 1920s. In 1922 LOIMK together with the Moscow Society of the Local History Study were included in the Central Agency of... more


Lenizdat (the Leningrad Publishing House)
Lenizdat (the Leningrad Publishing House). The Publishing House is founded in November 1917 as the publishing house of the Petrograd Soviet, from 1919 it was called Petrogosizdat (Petrograd State Publishing House), from 1924 it was called Lengiz... more

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