hidden Fofanov, Konstantin Mikhaylovich (1862 – 1911), a poet Konstantin Mikhaylovich Fofanov (1862 – 1911), a poet.He had little formal education. He appeared in various (mostly St. Petersburg) periodicals from the early 1880s ("Niva"(Field), "Russkoe Bogatstvo"(The Russian Wealth)," Severny Vestnik"(Northern... more

hidden 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

hidden Kobrino, a country estate Kobrino, a country estate (the village of Kobrino, the Gatchina district). In the early 18th century the waste of Koprina belonged to Count P.M. Apraksin. Since 1762 A.P. Gannibal became the owner of Kobrino, he built a small country estate of... more

hidden Merezhkovsky, Dmitry Sergeyevich (1866-1941), a literary man Merezhkovsky, Dmitry Sergeyevich (1866-1941), a literary man, religious philosopher. D.S. Merezhkovsky graduated from the Historic and Philological Faculty of the St. Petersburg University in 1888. In 1889 Merezhkovsky married Z.N. Gippius.... more

hidden Vyborg District VYBORG DISTRICT, municipal entity. Population: 172,800. Area: 7381.7 sq. km. V. D. comprises the towns of Vyborg (adm. center), Primorsk, Vysotsk, Kamennogorsk, Svetogorsk; urban settlements of Roschino, Lesogorsky, and Sovetsky; and 180 rural... more