hidden 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

hidden 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

hidden Chervyakov, Yevgeny Veniaminovich (1899 - 1942), actor, man of letters CHERVYAKOV, Yevgeny Veniaminovich (1899 – 1942, Mga Urban Settlement , Kirovsk District), director, actor, scriptwriter, writer of political essays. In 1918 he graduated from drama studio in Ufa City, in 1927 he graduated from Moscow Cinema College... more

hidden "Comedians", a theatre “KOMEDIANTY” (“COMEDIANS”), state drama theatre (44, Ligovsky av., St.Petersburg). It was founded in 1989 by decision of Executive Committee of the Leningrad Oblast People’s Deputies’ Soviet. Creative director since the foundation of the theatre has... more

hidden "Domovushka", a folk art studio “DOMOVUSHKA”, folk studio (25, Lenina av., Lodeynoye Pole Town). Children’s folk studio of applied arts has been working since 1995 at Municipal Culture Institution “Park Svirskoy Pobedy ” (“Park of Victory at Svir Settlement”). The studio is aimed... more

hidden 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

hidden Hannibal, Abram (Ibragim) Petrovich (1697 - 1781), an architect, military figure Abram (Ibragim) Petrovich Hannibal (1697-1781, Suida of the Sofia uezd of At. Petersburg Gubernia), a military engineer. According to one information he was born in Cameroon, according to another data he was born in Eritrea (Ethiopia) and was a son... more

hidden Kiprensky, Orest Adamovich (1782-1836), an artist KIPRENSKY, Orest Adamovich (1782, country house in Nezhinskaya Village; modern Nezhnovo Village, Kingisepp District – 1836), artist, a founder of romanticism in Russian painting. He was an illegitimate son of a serf woman and a landlord A.S.... more

hidden Kobrino, village KOBRINO, a village in Gatchina District. Population: 96. Located at the Kobrinka River (tributary of the Suyda.) 0.5 km away from K. is Pribytkovo railway station of the Gatchina-Luga branch. The name originates from the name of the Kobrin family.... more

hidden 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

hidden Kyukhelbeker, Vilhelm Karlovich (1797-1846), a poet Vilhelm Karlovich Kyukhelbeker (1797-1846), poet, revolutionary(Decembrist). Upon finishing the Imperial Lyceum at Tsarskoye Selo (1817;A.S.Pushkin's classmate) served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and at the same time he taught Russian... more

hidden Odoevsky, Vladimir Fyodorovich (1804-1869), Prince, a literary man Odoevsky, Vladimir Fyodorovich, Prince (1804-1869), a writer, philosopher, musical critic, public figure, full state councillor (1845), steward of the household (1858), senator (1861). He graduated from the Noble Boarding School at the Moscow... more

hidden "Priyutino", a literary and art estate-museum "Priyutino", a literary and arts estate-museum (Vsevolozhsk Town, Priyutino, 1) was fonded on 17 December 1974 in the former estate of A.N. Olenin, the President of the Academy of Arts and the Head of the Imperial Public Library. In 1795... more

hidden Pushkin festivals PUSHKIN’S FESTIVITIES. They have been held in Gatchina District since 1986. The organizers are: Culture Committee under the Leningrad Oblast Government., the Leningrad Oblast Education and Methodology Centre of Culture and Art, the Municipal... 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 "Suida", a museum-estate "Suida", a museum-estate (the Gatchina district, Suida Village, 4 Central Street). Between the 12th and 15th centuries the Suida pogost was an administrative and territorial centres of the Koporye uyezd of the Vod pyatina. Peter I granted the... more

hidden "The House of a Station Master", a museum "The House of a Station Master", a museum of literature characters of A.S. Pushkin and road life of Pushkin times (the Gatchina District, Vyra Village, 32a Bolshoy Prospekt). The museum was founded on October 15, 1972. The legend connects the post... more

hidden "The House of A.S. Pushkin's Nanny", a museum. "The House of A.S. Pushkin's Nanny", a museum (the Gatchina District, Kobrino Village). It is a branch of the museum "The House of a Post Master". The museum was founded on July 3, 1974. A wooden log house built in the 18th century belonged to... 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 Verstovsky, Aleksey Nikolayevich (1799 - 1862), a musician VERSTOVSKY, Aleksey Nikolayevich (1799–1862), composer, theatre worker. He graduated from the University of Railway Engineering in St.Petersburg, at the same time he studied playing the piano (teachers D. Fild and D. Steibelt) and the violin... more

hidden Voskresenskoye, village VOSKRESENSKOYE, a village in Gatchina District. Population: 170. It is located east of Suyda railway station of the St. Petersburg-Gatchina-Luga branch. Historically, the village was also called Suyda, while the toponym Voskresenskoye appeared in... more

hidden Vyra, village VYRA, a village in Gatchina District. Population: 257. It is located on the banks of the Oredezh River. The Kiev Highway extends across V. The toponym Vyra is traced to “vyr” or “vir” (Slav) = abyss or deep (a Baltic Finnish origin of the name is... more

hidden Vyritsa tapestries VYRITSA URBAN SETTLEMENT TAPESTRIES, tapestry miniatures produced by public corporation "Uzor" ("Pattern") (2, Oredezh st., Vyritsa urb.settl.). "Uzor" ("Pattern") factory was founded in 1944 on the base of sewing cooperative (since1991-public... more

hidden Yakovleva, Arina Rodionovna (1758-1828), others Arina Rodionovna Yakovleva(1758-1828), A. S. Pushkin's nurse( nanny). She was born in Suyda Settlemen (Voskresenskoye Village), Saint-Petersburg province . Till 1799 she was the Hannibals' serf. She got married to F. Matveev -a peasant from... more