hidden 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

hidden Lisino-Korpus, settlement LISINO-KORPUS, a settlement in Tosno District. Population: 1100. Located 2 km away from Lustovka railway station of the Fornosovo-Tyosovo-Netylsky branch on a highway connecting Tosno Town and Vyritsa urban settlement. The name is related to the... more

hidden Nekrasov, Nikolay Alekseyevich (1821-1877), a poet Nekrasov, Nikolay Alekseyevich (1821-1877/78), a poet. Nekrasov attended the Yaroslavl High School during 1832-1837, but he did not gaduated from it. From 1838 Nekrasov lived in St. Petersburg, he was an external student of the university, earned... more

hidden Tosno, town TOSNO, town, adm. center of Tosno District. Population: 38,700.It is situated on the banks of the Tosna River (most of the town is on the river’s left bank.) Its was named by the river’s name having an Baltic or Slav origin. The town is at the... more

hidden Turgenev, Ivan Sergeyevich (1818-1883), a writer Turgenev, Ivan Sergeyevich (1818-1883), a writer, Corresponding Member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1860). I.S. Turgenev graduated from the literary department of the St.Petersburg University Philosophy Faculty in 1837, he attended... more

hidden Yukki, village YUKKI (Finnish Haapakangas = “Aspen Sands”), a village in Vsevolozhsk District, near the St. Petersburg border. Population: 793 (prior to deportation in 1942 it was mostly inhabited by Ingermanlandian Finns.) Located at Lake Tohkolodskoye on kame... more