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Margolis, Aleksandr Davidovich
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Agricola Mikael (1510- 1557), clergy figure
Agricola, Mikael, (about 1510- 1557), a Finnish clergy figure, founder of the Finnish literary language. During 1536-1539 he was apprenticed the Wittenberg University to Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon. Mikael Agricola was the Head of the... more
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Aivazovsky (Gaivazovsky), Ivan Konstantinovich (1817 - 1900), artist
AIVAZOVSKY, Ivan Konstantinovich (Gaivazovsky) (1817–1900), marine painter. In the period 1833-39 he studied in St.Petersburg Imperial Academy of Arts, his teachers were M.N. Vorobyev and French marine painter F. Tonner. He became professor of the... more
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Aksakov, Sergey Timofeyevich (1791-1859), a literary man
Aksakov, Sergey Timofeyevich (1791-1859), a writer, theatre critic, Corresponding Member of the Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1856). Aksakov attended the Kazan Grammar School during 1801-1805, and during 1805-1807 he attended the Kazan University,... more
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Andreyev, Leonid Nikolayevich (1871-1919), a writer
Andreyev, Leonid Nikolayevich (1871-1919), a writer, playwright. Leonid Nikolayevich Andreyev graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Moscow University in 1897. He appeared as a defence counsel during 1897 - 1902. His first story was published... more
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Aplaksin, Andrey Petrovich (1879-1931), architect
Andrey Petrovich Aplaksin (1879-1931) is an architect, artist, restorer, historian of architecture. He was graduated from the Institute of Civil Engineers (1904) and the Pavlovsk Military College (1906). From 1906 to 1914 he was the architect of... more
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Apyshkov, Vladimir Petrovich (1871 - 1939), an architect
Vladimir Petrovich Apyshkov (1871–1939) is an architect, engineer, teacher, theorist of architecture. He was graduated from the Nicolas Engineer Academy in St. Petersburg (1901). From 1902 to 1905 he was studing at the Architecture department of... more
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Art festivals
ARTS FESTIVALS, festivals of achievements in different kinds of art. As a rule, they are regularly held in most towns and some villages of the Leningrad Oblast. Since 1980 one of the oldest oblast festivals “Teatralnaya Vesna” (“Theatre Spring”)... more
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Batyushkov, Konstantin Nikolayevich (1787-1855), a literary man
Batyushkov, Konstantin Nikolayevich (1787-1855), a writer, translator. From 1797 till 1802 he was educated at private boarding schools in St. Petersburg, during 1802-1807 he served at the Ministry of People's Education. From 1807 Batyushkov... more
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Bazaine, Pyotr Petrovich (1786 - 1838), an architect, scientist, teacher
Bazaine, Pyotr Petrovich (1786 - 1838), an engineer-builder, mechanic, mathematician, teacher, Corresponding Member (18170, honorary member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1827), Lieutenant-General (1830). He was of France origin. From... more
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Bazhenov, Vasily Ivanovich (1737/38 - 1799), an architect
Vasily Ivanovich Bazhenov (1737 or 1738 - 1799), an architect, one of the Russian classicism founder. From 1756 to 1762 he learned in the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts and the Royal Academy in Paris. Since 1765 Bazhenov had been an academician and... more
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Bedny, Demyan (1883-1945), a poet
Bedny, Demyan (the real name and surname is Yefim Alekseyevich Pridvorov; 1883-1945), a poet. D. Bedny descended from a peasant's family. From 1904 till 1908 Bedny attended the historic and philological faculty of the St. Petersburg University (he... more
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Beggerov, Aleksandr Karlovich (1841-1914), an artist
BEGGEROV Aleksandr Karlovich (1841-1914, Gatchina Town), an artist, an academician at St.Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts (1899), a honorary member of the Academy of Fine Arts (1912). A son of an artist Beggerov K.P. He was educated at Engineering... more
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Bely, Andrey (Boris Nikolayevich Bugayev; 1880-1934), a literary man
Bely, Andrey (the real name and surname was Boris Nikolayevich Bugayev; 1880-1934), a poet. Andrey Bely studied at the physico-mathematical faculty of the Moscow University during 1889-1903). His first works were published in 1902. Bely is the... more
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Beretti, Vikenty Ivanovich (1781 - 18420, an architect
Beretti, Vikenty Ivanovich (1781 - 18420, an architect, academician of architecture (1809). Beretti graduated from the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in 1804. He headed the Committee of City Building from 1825. In St. Petersburg and environs Beretti... more
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Bernstam, Leopold Adolfovich (Leopold Berngard) (1859 - 1939), an artist
Leopold Berngard (Leopold Adolfovich) Bernstam (1859-1939), a sculptor. He learned at the Drawing School of the Arts Encouragement Society and at the Academy of Arts (during 1877-83, as an irregular student). From 1885 Bernstam worked in Paris. He... more
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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
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Bestuzhev (Marlinsky), Aleksandr Aleksandrovich (1797-1837), a writer
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Bestuzhev (the literary pseudonym -Marlinsky) (1797-1837), a writer, critic, decembrist. He was taught at the Military College of Mines during 1810-1815 but did not graduated from it. From 1816 Bestuzhev served in the Life... more
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Bezpalov, Innokenty Fyodorovich (1877 - 1959), an architect
Innokenty Fyodorovich Bezpalov (1877–1959), an architect, artist and sculptor. From 1898 to 1910 Bezpalov learned (with breaks) at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts. He worked in Krasnoyarsk, Tver, Vyshny Volochek, in the Ukraine, in Finland. In... more
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Bianki, Vitaly Valentinovich (1894-1959), a writer
Vitaly Valentinovich Bianki (1894-1959), a writer. Bianki learned at the Science Department of the Physical and Mathematical Faculty of the Petrograd University, but he did not graduate it as he was conscripted in 1916. Bianki's works were ... more
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Brandt, Karl Ivanovich (1810- 1882), an architect
Karl Ivanovich Brandt (1810–1882), an architect. He was graduated from the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts (1833). From 1853 to 1860 he was an architect of St. Petersburg eparchy. He designed buildings on Valaam, in the Holy Trinity-St. Sergius... more
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Brenna, Vikenty Frantsevich (1745 -1819 or 1820?), architect
Vincenzo Brenna (1745-1819/1820?), an architect and scene painter, a representative of classicizm. He was of Italian origin. From the end of 1783 Brenna worked in Pavlovsk, at first as an assistant of Charles Cameron. Brenna's main work is the... more
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Bryullov, Aleksandr Pavlovich (1798- 1877), an architect
Aleksandr Pavlovich Bryullov (1799-1877), an architect, water-colour artist, theoretician of architecture. A.P. Bryullov was the elder brother of the painter K.P. Bryullov. A.P. Bryullov was graduated from the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in... more
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Bulanov, Ivan Iudovich (1830 - 1893), an architect
Ivan Iudovich Bulanov (1830–1893), an architect of St. Petersburg Eparchy. He was certified by the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in 1866. In the 1860s - 1880s Bulanov built more then 30 profitable houses, mansions of Ye.T. Osipova (1879), A.N.... more
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Charlemagne, Iosif Iosifovich (1782 - 1861), an architect
Charlemagne, Iosif Iosifovich (1782 - 1861), an architect, artist. He graduated from the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in 1803, was a student of the architect Ch. Cameron. Charlemagne was the assistant of the architect L. Ruska and after 1817 he... more
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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
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Drama Theatre at Liteiny Pr.
DRAMA THEATRE AT LITEINY PR., regional theatre (51 Liteiny Pr., SPb.), until 1990 known as the Theatre of Drama and Comedy. It was opened in 1945 as a youth Teatre-studio under the direction of Wiener A.B. and didn't have it's own building. From... more
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Eskuzovich, Ivan Vasilyevich (1882 - 1942), an architect
Eskuzovich, Ivan Vasilyevich (1882 - 1942), an architect, engineer, theatre painter. He graduated from the Institute of Civil Engineers in 1909. Eskuzovich participated in building dwelling houses in St. Petersburg. After the Revolution of 1917 he... more
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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
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Frenz, Rudolf Rudolfovich (1888 - 1956), an artist
FRENZ, Rudolf Rudolfovich (1888–1956), an artist. He was born in Mariyengof near Gatchina Town into a family of animal painter R.F. Frenz. In the period 1910-18 he studied (off and on) at the St.Petersburg Imperial Academy of Art in N.S.... more
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"Gatchina", the State Museum-Reserve
"Gatchina", the Historical and Artistic, Palace and Park Museum Reserve (the town of Gatchina, Yekaterinverdsky Prospekt No.1). It was founded in 1918 when the Gatchina Palace and the Palace Park with buildings were opened for visiting. A.N... more
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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
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Glinka, Vasily Andreyevich (1790-1831), an architect
Vasily Andreyevich Glinka (1790–1831), an architect, academician of architecture (1824), master of the Classicism style. He rebuilt H.P. Rumyantsev's house in Angliyskaya (English) Embankment for "The Public Museum" in the 1829s, took part in... more
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Gnedich, Nikolay Ivanovich (1784-1833), a literary man
Gnedich, Nikolay Ivanovich (1784-1833), a translator, poet, playwright. Gnedich was a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1811), corresponding Member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1826). Gnedich attended the Moscow University,... more
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Gorky, Maksim (Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov) (1868-1936), a literary man
Maksim Gorky (the real name is Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov; 1868-1936), a writer, playwright, publicist, public figure. Gorky participated in January events of 1905 in Saint Petersburg, after which he was imprisoned into the Peter and Paul... more
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Graftio, Heinrich Osipovich (1869- 1949), a scientist, architect-builder
Heinrich Osipovich Graftio (1869- 1949), a scientist, power engineer, academician of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1932). He graduated from the Novorossiysk University in Odessa in 1892 and the St. Petersburg Institute of Railway Engineers in... more
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Grimm, David Ivanovich (1823-1898), an architect
David Ivanovich Grimm (1823-1898), an architect. From 1841 to 1848 D.I. Grimm learned at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, his teacher was A.P. Bryullov. From 1857 to 1863 he taught at the St. Petersburg Building College. From 1859 he taught at... more
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Grin, Elmar (Aleksandr Vasilyevich) (1909-?), a writer
Elmar Grin (the real name is Aleksandr Vasilyevich Yakimov; 1909-?), a writer. Elmar Grin was born in a peasant family in Kivenappa village of the Vyborg Gubernia (now it is Pervomayskoye settlement of the Vyborg District). He was brought up in... more
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Gross, George Fyodorovich (1824 - 1877), an architect
Gross, George Fyodorovich (1824 - 1877), an architect, academician of architecture from 1858. Gross was certified by the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in 1853. He served as the architect of the Palace Department. He rebuilt the building the Court... more
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Gumilyov, Nikolay Stepanovich (1886-1921), a literary man
Nikolay Stepanovich Gumilyov (1886-1921), a poet, translator, playwright, critic. N.S. Gumelyov graduated from the Nicholas High School in Tsarskoye Selo in 1906, during 1906-1908 he learned at the Sorbonne, during 1908-1909 he learned at the... more
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Historic-memorial Museum-Estate of P.E. Shcherbov, the
The historic and memorial museum - estate of P.E. Shcherbov (Gatchina Town, 4 Chekhov Street) was founded on 10 April 1992. The museum was placed in the artest-caricaturist P.E. Shcherbov's former estate which is one of the best memorials of the... more
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"Informational and Tourist Centre"
"Informational and Tourist Centre", the Leningrad Oblast state institute (LOGU "ITTs"; SPb, 15 Bolshaya Morskaya Street). It was found in October 2002 and put under the supervision of the Leningrad Oblast Government Physical Training, Sport,... more
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Ivangorod History Architecture and Art Museum
The Ivangorod Museum of the Local History (Ivangorod Town, 6/1 Kingisepp Road), a branch of "The Museum Agency". The museum include the Ivangorod Fortress, with the historical and architectural exhibition devoted to the defense architecture of the... more
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Izhora River, the
IZHORA, river, left - hand tributary of the Neva River. Total length: 76 km. Basin area: abt. 1,000 sq. km. The river springs from Skvoritsy Village, Gatchina District. It flows across Gatchina and Tosno Districts of the Leningrad Oblast and Kolpino... more
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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
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Karpov, Grigory Ivanovich (1824- 1900), an architect
Grigory Ivanovich Karpov (1824- 1900), an architect. He graduated from the St. Petersburg Building College in 1848. He worked as an architect of the Alexander Nevski Monastery. From 1861 he became the architect of the St. Petersburg Eparchy. G.I.... more
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Kedrinsky, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich (1917 - 2003), an architect
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kedrinsky (1917 - 2003), an architect-restorer, Honoured architect of the Russian Federation, the Lenin Prize winner of 1986, the Russian Federation President Prize winner in Literature and Arts of 2001. A.A. Kedrinsky was... more
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Kingisepp Museum od the Local History, the
The Kingisepp Museum od the Local History (Kingisepp Town, 1 Karl Marks Prospekt). The museum was founded on November 5, 1960 фссщквштп the initiative of the Public Soviet. D.I. Smolsky, one of the Public Soviet leaders, became the first manager... more
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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
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Kirishi Museum of the Local History, the
The Kirishi Museum of the Local History (Kirishi Town, 42 Lenina Prospekt). It was founded on January 29, 1972. The museum collection base (more then 15 thousand exhibits) is ethnographic materials (everyday life items, tools, traditional and... more
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Klodt, Pyotr Karlovich (1805- 1867), an artist
KLODT, von Urgensburg, Pyotr Karlovich, Baron (1805 – 1867, Khalola estate, Vyborg Province), sculptor, caster, academician and professor at the Imperial Academy of Arts (since 1838), head manager of smelting house at the Academy. Since 1829 he... more
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Kokorev, Adrian Vasilyevich (1810 - 1877), an architect
Adrian Vasilyevich Kokorev (1810 - 1877), an architect. Kokorev frduated from the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in 1833. In 1849 he became an academician of architecture. From 1838 Kokorev worked as architect if the First High School in St.... more
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"Korela", a museum-fortress
"Korela", a museum-fortress (Priozersk Town, 3 Leningrad Road). The first local history exhibition was founded in 1894 in the Round (Pugachev's) Tower of the Keksholm citadel acoording the initiative of the Finnish archaeologist and ethnographer... more
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Kosyakov, Vasily Antonovich (1862-1921), an architect
Vasily Antonovich Kosyakov (1862-1921), an architect, artist, teacher. He graduated from the Institute of Civil Engineers in 1885. In 1897 V.A. Kosyakov became an architect of Synod economic administration. From 1888 he became a teacher, in 1900 -... more
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Krakau, Aleksandr Ivanovich (1817 - 1888), an architect
Aleksandr Ivanovich Krakau (1817 - 1888), an architect, artist. During 1826-1839 he learned in the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts. K.A. Ton was his teacher. During 1843-1850 A.I. Krakau studied the Renaissance architecture in Italy. In 1850 A.I.... more
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Krasovsky, Mikhail Vitoldovich (1874 - 1939), an architect
Mikhail Vitoldovich Krasovsky (1874 - 1939), an architect, teacher, historian of architecture. M.V. Krasovsky graduated from the Institute of Civil Engineers in 1899. He was the architect N.V. Sultanov's student. From 1903 Krasovsky was a teacher,... more
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Krylov, Aleksandr Abramovich (1798-1829), a poet
Krylov, Aleksandr Abramovich (1798-1829), a poet. Krylov graduated from the Olonets Gubernia High School in 1813 and the St.Petersburg Teacher's Training College. During 1816-1820 A.A. Krylov worked at the St.Petersburg College for the... more
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Krylov, Ivan Andreyevich (1769-1844),
Krylov, Ivan Andreyevich (1769, according to the other data 1766 or 1768 - 1844), a writer of fables, playwright, journalist, a full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, academician of the St. Peterburg Academy of Sciences from 1841, state... more
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Kudryavtsev, Nikolay Galaktionovich (1856 - 1941), an architect
Kudryavtsev, Nikolay Galaktionovich (1856 - 1941), an architect. Kudryavtsev graduated from the St. Petersburg Building College in 1877. He served at the Technology Building Committee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs from 1877-1896). Не was a... more
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Kuprin, Aleksandr Ivanovich (1870-1938), a literary man
Kuprin, Aleksandr Ivanovich (1870-1938), a writer. Kuprin graduated from the Alexander Military School in Moscow in 1890. He served in the Infantry Regiment in the Podolsk Gubernia. In 1894 Kuprin retired in the rank of lieutenant. From 1901 in... more
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Kurkovitsi, a country estate
Kurkovitsi, a country estate in the Volosovo District (near the village of Kurkovitsi). From 1808 A.I. Briskorn owned the village of Kurkovitsi. Originally the estate was small with a wooden manor-house and service constructions. From 1831 the... more
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