hidden Bryullov, Aleksandr Pavlovich (1798- 1877), an architect Aleksandr Pavlovich Bryullov (1799-1877), an architect, water-colour artist, theoretician of architecture. A.P. Bryullov was the elder brother of the painter K.P. Bryullov. A.P. Bryullov was graduated from the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in... more

hidden 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

hidden Druzhnoselye, a country estate Druzhnoselye, a country estate (the settlement of Druzhnoselye, the Gatchina district). The first owners of Druzhnoselye, who gave the name to it, were sisters Yelizaveta and Karolina Zelbereizen, inspectors of the Smolny Institute. In 1799 Paul I... more

hidden Siversky, urban settlement SIVERSKY, an urban settlement in Gatchina District. Population: 12,100. It is situated on the right bank of the Oredezh River. The name originates from Seversko Staroye and Seversko Novoye villages mentioned in Novgorod’s 1499 scribe roll.... more

hidden The Church of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God (the urban settlement of Siversky, Gatchina District) The Church of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God (Gatchina District, the urban settlement of Siversky, 2 Kolkhoznaya Street). In 1897-1898 the wooden building for the girl orphanage was built in Novoye Bolshevo. In 1898 the domestic church was... more