hidden Dylitsi, a country estate Dylitsi (Yelizavetino), a country estate (the settlement of Yelizavetino, the Gatchina district). "The village of Vsdylitsi" of the Yegoryevsky Vzdylitsky pogost was firstly mentioned in the scribe book of 1499-1500. In 1712 Peter I granted these... more

hidden Ruska, Luigi (1762 - 1822), an architect Luigi Ruska (1762 - 1822), an architect. Ruska originated from Switzerland. In 1783 he arrived into st. Petersburg, he worked as a bricklayer with Yu.M. Felten, G. Quarenghi, F.I. Volkov, E.T. Sokolov, V. Brenna. He started working independently in... more