hidden Shchedrin, Semyon Fedyorovich (1745 - 1804), an artist SHCHEDRIN, Semyon Fedorovich (1745–1804), an artist. In the period 1759-67 he studied engraving, ornamental sculpture and landscape design at St.Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts. In the period 1767-76 he lived in Germany, Holland,Italy and France... more

hidden Starov, Ivan Yegorovich (1745 - 1808), an architect Ivan Yegorovich Starov (1745 - 1808), an architect, a founder of the Russian classicism style. He learned at the St.Petersburg Academy of Arts, continued the education in France and Italy. In 1769 Starov became an academician and from 1794 he... more

hidden Taitsi, a country estate Taitsi, a country estate (the urban settlement of Taitsi, the Gatchina district). In 1712 Peter I granted the estate to Admiral I.M. Golovin. His sons divided the inheritance in two parts, in 1767 they sold Maliye Taitsi to A.P. Gannibal and in... more