hidden Fyodor (Fyodor Ilyuch Polzikov) (1756-1822), clergy figure, schemamonk Fyodor (Fyodor Ilyuch Polzikov; Filimon after taking of monastic vows; 1756-1822), a schemamonk, a zealot of godliness. In 1782 Fyodor went into a monastery in secret from his family, in 1784 he was taken the monastic vows by Venerable Paisius... more

hidden Gonzago Pyotr Fyodorovich (1751-1831), an artist GONZAGO ( Gonzaga), Pietro di Gottardo (Pyotr Fyodorovich) (1751–1831), painter, theatre designer, art theorist, architect, garden designer. In 1792 he was invited to St.Petersburg to be at the head of stage decorations at Imperial Theatres. At the... more

hidden Karamzin, Nikolay Mikhaylovich (1766-1826), a literary man, scholar Karamzin, Nikolay Mikhaylovich (1766-1826), a writer, publicist, historian, honorary member of the St.Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1818), full state councillor (1824). Karamzin was educated at the private boarding school in Simbirsk City, then... more

hidden Pella, a palace ensemble Pella is a palace ensemble (now within the precincts of the town of Otradnoye of the Kirovsk District). It was created by the order of Empress Katherine II on the left bank of the Neva River at the Ivanovsky rapids in the lands bought in 1784 from... more

hidden Radishchev, Aleksandr Nikolayevich (1749–1802), a literary man Radishchev, Aleksandr Nikolayevich (1749–1802), a writer, philosopher, court councillor (1780). He learned at the St. Petersburg Corps of Pages (1762–66), and at the Leipzig University (1767-1771). He served as a registering clerk of the Senate... more

hidden Staraya Ladoga Monastery of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker The Staraya Ladoga Monastery of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker (Nikolsky; the village of Staraya Ladoga). On a local legend the monastery was founded in the 13th century in honour of the victory of Saint Prince Alexander Nevsky in the Neva battle. ... more

hidden Tikhvin Dormition Convent, the The Tikhvin Dormition Convent (the town of Tikhvin). The parish wooden church of the Dormition of the Mother of God was built on the Tikhvinka River bank in the memory of the Finding of the miracle-working icon of the Mother of God the Hodigitria... more