hidden 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

hidden Staraya Ladoga, Village STARAYA LADOGA (Ladoga before 1704), a village in Volkhov District. Population: 2200. Located on the left bank of the Volkhov River where the Ladozhka (Yelena) River flows into it. The toponym is of a Baltic Finnish origin, from Alodejogi (lower... more

hidden Uspenskoye, a country estate Uspenskoye, a country estate (the village of Staraya Ladoga, Volkhovsky prospect, 19). The estate was created by the brothers Melgunovs in the 18th century not far from the Staraya Ladoga fortress on the River Volkhov bank. In the estate there was a... more