hidden Bervi-Flerovsky, Vasily Vasilyevich (1829-1918), a scholar, literary man Vasily Vasilyevich (Wilhelm Wilhelmovich) Bervi-Flerovsky (the real surname was Bervi, the pseudonyms were N. Flerovsky and others) (1829-1918), a sociologist, literary man. He graduated from the Kazan University Faculty of Law in 1849, worked at... more

hidden 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

hidden Chernyshevsky, Nikolay Gavrilovich (1828-1889), a literary man Chernyshevsky, Nikolay Gavrilovich (1828-1889), a writer, publicist, critic, philosopher. Chernyshevsky graduated from the St.Petersburg Iniversity History and Philology Faculty in 1850 and defended the master's thesis "Esteticheskiye otnosheniya... more

hidden 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

hidden 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

hidden 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

hidden Mate, Vasily Vasilyevich (1856-1917), an artist, a teacher MATE, Vasily Vasilyevich (Wilghelm Wilghelmovich) (1856 – 1917), artist, teacher. He was born and lived for some time in his father’s estate in the suburbs of Lyuban Town. In 1870 he moved to St.Petersburg. In the period 1870-75 he studied at the... more

hidden Melnikov, Pavel Petrovich (1804-1880), an architect Pavel Petrovich Melnikov (1804-1880, Lyuban Town), an engineer, state figyre. He graduated from the Moscow Noble Boarding School in 1820 and the St. Petersburg Institute of Railway Engineers Corps in 1825, where he was a teacher and a professor... more

hidden Mikhaylovsky, Nikolay Konstantinovich (1842-1904), a literary man Mikhaylovsky, Nikolay Konstantinovich (1842-1904), a critic, publicist, sociologist, publig figure. He learned at the Military School of Mines during 1856-1862, attended lectures at the Faculty of Law of the St. Petersburg Iniversity. Mikhaylovsky... more

hidden Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeyevich (1799-1837), a poet Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeyevich (1799-1837), a poet, prosaist, playwright, journalist, historian. Representatives of the Pushkins family Novgorodian branch lived in the Vod lands from the end of the 15th century till the beginning of the 17th... more

hidden Railway stations Railway stations. For the development of projects of railway stations on the first large-scale railway in Russia between Saint Petersburg and Moscow the committee consisting of architects K.A. Ton, R.A. Zhelyazevich, N.E. Yefimov, A.P. Bryullov... more

hidden "Red Pathfinders", a local history study movement "Red Pathfinder" is a local history study movement. It has arisen in the second half of the 1960s among school-children and students. The newspaper "Leninskiye Iskri" ("Lenin's Sparks", L.) became the initiator of the movement, later it became an... more

hidden Resurrection Monastery, the The Monastery of the Resurrection (The Tosno district, Macarius hermitage). It was located on the left bank of the Lezna River about 20 kilometres to the North-East from Lyuban. The monastery was founded in the first half of the 16th century on the... more

hidden Ryabuishkin, Andrey Petrovich (!861 - 1904), an artist RYABUSHKIN, Andrey Petrovich (1861–1904), an artist. He studied at the Moscow College of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (1875-82), his teachers were V.G. Perov and I.M. Pryanishnikov and at the St.Petersburg Imperial Academy of Arts (1882-90).... more

hidden Shevchenko, Taras Grogoryevich (1814- 1861), artist, writer SHEVCHENKO, Taras Grigoryevich (1814–1861), Ukrainian poet and artist. Shevchenko was a serf of P.V. Engelgardt, in 1831 he arrived with Engelgardt in St.Petersburg. Since 1832 Shevchenko worked as master V.G. Shiryaev’s assistant in the studio. In... more

hidden Tigoda River, the TIGODA, river, left-hand tributary of the Volkhov. Length: 143 km, average flow rate: 4.21 cu. m/s, catchment area: 589 sq. km. It originates among the bogs in the extreme south of Tosno District north-east of Ogorelye railway station. In its upper... more

hidden "To Defenders of Leningrad Sky", memorial The memorial "To Defenders of Leningrad Sky" is located in the urban settlement of Lebyazhye. It was created on the initiative of the Great Patriotic War veterans and openedin September 2003. The memorial represents a real low-flying attack aircraft... more

hidden Ton, Konstantin Andreyevich (1794 - 1881), an architect Konstantin Andreyevich Ton (1794 - 1881), an architect. From 1830 K.A. Ton was an academician of te St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, a creator of the "Russian Byzantine style". He graduated from the Academy of Arts in 1815 and was awarded with a... more

hidden Tosno District TOSNO DISTRICT, municipal entity. Located in the south of the central part of Leningrad Oblast, bordering Gatchina District in the west, St. Petersburg in the north-west, Kirovsk District in the north-north-west, Kirishi District in the east,... more

hidden Town residence of monasteries The town residences of monasteries. There were two periods of the town residences establising in the St. Petesburg Gubernia/Leningrad Oblast: 1) the late 19th - the early 20th century, 2) the late 20th century. In the period the town residences were... more

hidden Zasodimsky, Pavel Vladimirovich (1843-1912), a writer Zasodimsky, Pavel Vladimirovich (1843-1912), a writer. During 1863-1864 he learned at the Law Faculty of the St. Petersburg State University (but he did not graduate the course). Zasodimsky was under the influence of the revolutionary narodniks... more

hidden Zhelyazevich, Rudolf Andreyevich (1811- 187?), an architect Rudolf Andreyevich Zhelyazevich (1811- 187?), an architect, building expert. He learned abroad. Rudolf Andreyevich Zhelyazevich was an academician of architeture (1842) and a professor of the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts (1845). He worked at the... more