History of Saint-Petersburg starts here. May 27, 1703 Peter the Great laid the first brick into the Fortress Saint-Pitergurh, which was renamed to Petropavlovskaya later.
Initially the island was called Cheerful island, but after the strongest flood, covered a small village, people started to call it like Devil’s island.
The island is not only location of first building in the city, but also - it’s the place of the first channel for supplying the garrison with water during the siege. Furthermore, it was the first bridge erected in the city - the Bridge of Ioan.
The island was covered with military buildings, and there were only two non-military buildings - a mint and a church. Also, the Petropavlovskya fortress was a jail for rebels and criminals. In times of Pavel the First, there were a Secret House built. It was a 26-seat jail for extra-dangerous criminals.
Behind the Petropavlovsky Cathedral, there is the special building, where Peter the Great kept his boat, that one, which was used to study marine science.
And of course: the city legend
There is an interesting legend about renaming Devil’s Island to Zayachy(hare's literally) and here is it.
Once during a flood, Peter the Great sailed on his ship past this island and suddenly the hare, fleeing from the flood, jumped to him. Peter rescued him and then ordered everyone to call this island as Hare’s island.
Initially the island was called Cheerful island, but after the strongest flood, covered a small village, people started to call it like Devil’s island.
The island is not only location of first building in the city, but also - it’s the place of the first channel for supplying the garrison with water during the siege. Furthermore, it was the first bridge erected in the city - the Bridge of Ioan.
The island was covered with military buildings, and there were only two non-military buildings - a mint and a church. Also, the Petropavlovskya fortress was a jail for rebels and criminals. In times of Pavel the First, there were a Secret House built. It was a 26-seat jail for extra-dangerous criminals.
Behind the Petropavlovsky Cathedral, there is the special building, where Peter the Great kept his boat, that one, which was used to study marine science.
And of course: the city legend
There is an interesting legend about renaming Devil’s Island to Zayachy(hare's literally) and here is it.
Once during a flood, Peter the Great sailed on his ship past this island and suddenly the hare, fleeing from the flood, jumped to him. Peter rescued him and then ordered everyone to call this island as Hare’s island.
History of creating
Prussian monarch Fridrich the First, ordered to update the interier in the beginning of XVIII century. So he invited well-known designer Andreas Shluter to help with. Shluter shown him a gorgeous amber chamber in 1709. But it was destroyed because of bad mounting soon, so Fridrich kicked Slutter out from the country.
After Fridrich the First’s death, his son - Fridrich Wilhelm inherited the power. In 1716 he decided to trasfer the amber room to Peter the Great as a dimplomatic gift. But Peter didn’t have time to erect it, so all of the amber was just left in the Summer palace.
Some time above that, Elizabeth found amber and ordered architect Rastrelly to construct and append it, and then Rastrelly turned the small chamber to an entire room. The room took the area of 100 squared meters, but amount of amber was only for 40 meters, that’s why he placed the amber in between mirrors. Elizabeth started to hold receptions here in 1746.
Because of the fragility of the amber, the room was reconstructed many times. The capital restauration shell began in 1941, but the Second World War ruined those plans. Sadly, the German soldiers took the room to Keninsberg and It was lost somewhere.
After war, in 1970, the Soviets’s government decided to restore the room from scratch, so they allocated huge amount of money for this (but, of cource, transhes were extremely unstable and irregular). In 2000 Germany transferred a part of found Amber Room to Russia.
Interesting facts
Restauration process took 23 years
11 millions dollars was spent
It’s 6 tons of amber
The biggest amber weights 1kg
Prussian monarch Fridrich the First, ordered to update the interier in the beginning of XVIII century. So he invited well-known designer Andreas Shluter to help with. Shluter shown him a gorgeous amber chamber in 1709. But it was destroyed because of bad mounting soon, so Fridrich kicked Slutter out from the country.
After Fridrich the First’s death, his son - Fridrich Wilhelm inherited the power. In 1716 he decided to trasfer the amber room to Peter the Great as a dimplomatic gift. But Peter didn’t have time to erect it, so all of the amber was just left in the Summer palace.
Some time above that, Elizabeth found amber and ordered architect Rastrelly to construct and append it, and then Rastrelly turned the small chamber to an entire room. The room took the area of 100 squared meters, but amount of amber was only for 40 meters, that’s why he placed the amber in between mirrors. Elizabeth started to hold receptions here in 1746.
Because of the fragility of the amber, the room was reconstructed many times. The capital restauration shell began in 1941, but the Second World War ruined those plans. Sadly, the German soldiers took the room to Keninsberg and It was lost somewhere.
After war, in 1970, the Soviets’s government decided to restore the room from scratch, so they allocated huge amount of money for this (but, of cource, transhes were extremely unstable and irregular). In 2000 Germany transferred a part of found Amber Room to Russia.
Interesting facts
Restauration process took 23 years
11 millions dollars was spent
It’s 6 tons of amber
The biggest amber weights 1kg
History of creating
Peter the Great, after his journey to Europe, decided to make a palace to he honor of the French King’s residence in Marli Le Roi. So, Peter invited an architect Johann Braunstein. Braunstein presented a project of Marly ponds and a small palace. It’s noticable that initially the palace should be a single-floor bulding, but during the process, Peter offerred to make the second floor. The result was a building in the shape of a cube. Marly Palace is not so flush as other buildings in the Petergof or the Saint-Petersburg. It was used fot receptions, but in XVIII century it got a memorial functionality. Peter’s belongings were kept here for a long time after his death, but then it was transferred to the Hermitage.
In 1899 the walls went cracked, so it was decided to put the palace on a new foundation. Restorers completely disassembled the whole palace and, when the labor with its foundation was finished, compiled it back.
During the World War Second the palace were destroyed by the delayed-action bomb and it was restored only in 1955.
Now it is a museum, where you can find real stuff of Peter the Great.
Peter the Great, after his journey to Europe, decided to make a palace to he honor of the French King’s residence in Marli Le Roi. So, Peter invited an architect Johann Braunstein. Braunstein presented a project of Marly ponds and a small palace. It’s noticable that initially the palace should be a single-floor bulding, but during the process, Peter offerred to make the second floor. The result was a building in the shape of a cube. Marly Palace is not so flush as other buildings in the Petergof or the Saint-Petersburg. It was used fot receptions, but in XVIII century it got a memorial functionality. Peter’s belongings were kept here for a long time after his death, but then it was transferred to the Hermitage.
In 1899 the walls went cracked, so it was decided to put the palace on a new foundation. Restorers completely disassembled the whole palace and, when the labor with its foundation was finished, compiled it back.
During the World War Second the palace were destroyed by the delayed-action bomb and it was restored only in 1955.
Now it is a museum, where you can find real stuff of Peter the Great.
Memorial of Nikolay the First/Памятник Николаю Первому
History of creating
After Nikolay’s death, the government decided to make a memorial to his honor. The building started in 1856, according to a project by August Monserrah. The opening ceremony happened in 1859. Also, the «horse-specialist» - Clodt took a part in creating of the memorial: he create a sculpture of the favorite Emperor’s horse - Alamarbek.
The engeneering solution is just amazing for XIX century, because the Emperor with horse are installed on only two supports. The pedestral is decorate with four female statues, who personifies the Power, the Wisdom, the Justice and the Faith.
In the days of the World War Second, the memorial was covered with awning, to protect it. And it worked!
The interesting facts
There is a legend, saying that the prototypes of female sculptures were the Emperor’s wife and daughters.
Nilolay the First was imitating to Peter the Great and wanted to be like him. Modern historicals called him the despot and murderer of freedom. The most known Russian poet - Pushkin - wrote about him: «There is a lot from a warrant officer in him, and just a little from Peter the Great».
History of creating
After Nikolay’s death, the government decided to make a memorial to his honor. The building started in 1856, according to a project by August Monserrah. The opening ceremony happened in 1859. Also, the «horse-specialist» - Clodt took a part in creating of the memorial: he create a sculpture of the favorite Emperor’s horse - Alamarbek.
The engeneering solution is just amazing for XIX century, because the Emperor with horse are installed on only two supports. The pedestral is decorate with four female statues, who personifies the Power, the Wisdom, the Justice and the Faith.
In the days of the World War Second, the memorial was covered with awning, to protect it. And it worked!
The interesting facts
There is a legend, saying that the prototypes of female sculptures were the Emperor’s wife and daughters.
Nilolay the First was imitating to Peter the Great and wanted to be like him. Modern historicals called him the despot and murderer of freedom. The most known Russian poet - Pushkin - wrote about him: «There is a lot from a warrant officer in him, and just a little from Peter the Great».
House Of Peter I
The house was built by the soldiers of the Semyonovsky regiment, there were rumors that Peter I. helped them in this. Although the king's participation in construction works is more like a beautiful legend, it is known that the construction of The building was completed in three days and lasted from 24 to 26 May 1703. At that time it was the only civil building in the whole “new city” of St. Petersburg. Despite the status of “royal residence”, the House of Peter I is a simple hut. The walls of the House are made of pine timber, the roof is covered with a gonte. Of the decorations - the facade, skillfully stylized “under the brick”, and a tiny cannon mortars with wooden cores on the roof skate. The façade admired the king's contemporaries: the Petersburgers called it “red houses”, and visitors often described this House in their memories. The area of the building is 60 square meters, and the ceilings, despite the growth of the king, only 2 meters high. Perhaps Peter's love for small cozy rooms was due to the fact that the first years of his life he spent in a modest chamber with his mother. The interior decoration of the house is no less modest: the walls and ceiling are tightened with sail, on the doors and windows are painted with floral bouquets. A flagpole was installed in the yard, and when Peter stayed here, the king's standard decorated with a two-headed eagle fluttered on the flagpole. At the entrance, visitors immediately get into the canteen, from which you can go to the office, dining room or bedroom. The house is not heated, but a tiled stove was built in the king's office. All the atmosphere of Peter's times has been preserved in the rooms. Of particular interest is the bronze plate, which indicates the height of the king - 2 meters 4 centimeters. Even during the lifetime of Peter I, the House was declared an architectural monument. In the middle of the XIX century he was “dressed” in a brick case, and in 1875 he was placed in front of him a bust of Peter the Great, which was performed by famous sculptors P. P. Zabello and E. F. Gilles.
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The house was built by the soldiers of the Semyonovsky regiment, there were rumors that Peter I. helped them in this. Although the king's participation in construction works is more like a beautiful legend, it is known that the construction of The building was completed in three days and lasted from 24 to 26 May 1703. At that time it was the only civil building in the whole “new city” of St. Petersburg. Despite the status of “royal residence”, the House of Peter I is a simple hut. The walls of the House are made of pine timber, the roof is covered with a gonte. Of the decorations - the facade, skillfully stylized “under the brick”, and a tiny cannon mortars with wooden cores on the roof skate. The façade admired the king's contemporaries: the Petersburgers called it “red houses”, and visitors often described this House in their memories. The area of the building is 60 square meters, and the ceilings, despite the growth of the king, only 2 meters high. Perhaps Peter's love for small cozy rooms was due to the fact that the first years of his life he spent in a modest chamber with his mother. The interior decoration of the house is no less modest: the walls and ceiling are tightened with sail, on the doors and windows are painted with floral bouquets. A flagpole was installed in the yard, and when Peter stayed here, the king's standard decorated with a two-headed eagle fluttered on the flagpole. At the entrance, visitors immediately get into the canteen, from which you can go to the office, dining room or bedroom. The house is not heated, but a tiled stove was built in the king's office. All the atmosphere of Peter's times has been preserved in the rooms. Of particular interest is the bronze plate, which indicates the height of the king - 2 meters 4 centimeters. Even during the lifetime of Peter I, the House was declared an architectural monument. In the middle of the XIX century he was “dressed” in a brick case, and in 1875 he was placed in front of him a bust of Peter the Great, which was performed by famous sculptors P. P. Zabello and E. F. Gilles.
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Bosse Mansion
This plot in 1790-1840 was owned by a merchant family, and then here built a mansion G. A. Bosse is one of the most talented architects of the city. The facade of the house does not attract attention, decorated with a Renaissance motif. But everything is not so simple - the facade facing the garden forms an amazing architectural ensemble - it is difficult to check that it is part of one house. The architect did not live in this house — but here were Golitsyny. In 1860 the mansion was led by barons, and in 1870 it passed to the family of the son of the Decembrist M. C. Volkonsky. In 1849 geologists were temporarily housed here, who were responsible for minerals and raw materials in the country. The best geologists of the time worked here. After the revolution, the house housed first a children's library, then a theater, also a children's theater, even a branch factories and a training plant visited here. Since 1990, this building is known as the Bosse Concert Hall. It is planned to create a museum here.
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This plot in 1790-1840 was owned by a merchant family, and then here built a mansion G. A. Bosse is one of the most talented architects of the city. The facade of the house does not attract attention, decorated with a Renaissance motif. But everything is not so simple - the facade facing the garden forms an amazing architectural ensemble - it is difficult to check that it is part of one house. The architect did not live in this house — but here were Golitsyny. In 1860 the mansion was led by barons, and in 1870 it passed to the family of the son of the Decembrist M. C. Volkonsky. In 1849 geologists were temporarily housed here, who were responsible for minerals and raw materials in the country. The best geologists of the time worked here. After the revolution, the house housed first a children's library, then a theater, also a children's theater, even a branch factories and a training plant visited here. Since 1990, this building is known as the Bosse Concert Hall. It is planned to create a museum here.
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Monument To Ostap Bender
Guess who? Monument to Ostap Bender, according to eyewitnesses, is also endowed with magical power. But, the great combinator, loves individual approach. To help you find luck in all your endeavors, you need to rub his nose tip and ask for help. Well, if the desire came true, what is called, without departing from the box office, it can be noted in a nearby restaurant. And even if it will not come true or come true not soon, do not be upset, probably that time in Ostap Bender was a hard day! In addition to the fulfillment of desires, he is the favorite of tourists who in the summer tirelessly touch him, sit on his chair and photographed. Glory sometimes and the statue is a burden.
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Guess who? Monument to Ostap Bender, according to eyewitnesses, is also endowed with magical power. But, the great combinator, loves individual approach. To help you find luck in all your endeavors, you need to rub his nose tip and ask for help. Well, if the desire came true, what is called, without departing from the box office, it can be noted in a nearby restaurant. And even if it will not come true or come true not soon, do not be upset, probably that time in Ostap Bender was a hard day! In addition to the fulfillment of desires, he is the favorite of tourists who in the summer tirelessly touch him, sit on his chair and photographed. Glory sometimes and the statue is a burden.
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House Of I.F. Gromov
At the corner of the Palace embankment and Marmara Lane stands the palace of Dmitry Cantemir, the Moldavian nobleman and “Volosha lord”, who bought the plot here. The palace was built by Bartolomeo Rastrelli in the 1720s. Later, in the seventies of the XIX century, the former palace of Cantemir is bought by the merchant Gromov - the richest industrialist and timber merchant who hires architect Karl to design his luxurious home Karlovic Rahau, who was in those years one of the best in his business. When changing the house, it completely changes the decor. For example, there are two rectangular bay windows supporting caryatids waist sculptures, and interior rooms are decorated in Gothic and rococo style. And then at the corner of Millionnaya Street and Marble Lane there are three figures, thanks to which the house and got such fame. One of the muses, the one that embodies fertility, holds in his hands the horn of abundance with fruits and flowers, and in her legs lies the mask of Bacchus (the god of winemaking), the muse of art plays the lyre, and in the hands of the muse navigation rests paddle and caducus rod, a symbol of trade. At present, this house is occupied by one of the buildings of the University of Culture.
At the corner of the Palace embankment and Marmara Lane stands the palace of Dmitry Cantemir, the Moldavian nobleman and “Volosha lord”, who bought the plot here. The palace was built by Bartolomeo Rastrelli in the 1720s. Later, in the seventies of the XIX century, the former palace of Cantemir is bought by the merchant Gromov - the richest industrialist and timber merchant who hires architect Karl to design his luxurious home Karlovic Rahau, who was in those years one of the best in his business. When changing the house, it completely changes the decor. For example, there are two rectangular bay windows supporting caryatids waist sculptures, and interior rooms are decorated in Gothic and rococo style. And then at the corner of Millionnaya Street and Marble Lane there are three figures, thanks to which the house and got such fame. One of the muses, the one that embodies fertility, holds in his hands the horn of abundance with fruits and flowers, and in her legs lies the mask of Bacchus (the god of winemaking), the muse of art plays the lyre, and in the hands of the muse navigation rests paddle and caducus rod, a symbol of trade. At present, this house is occupied by one of the buildings of the University of Culture.
Museum Of The Arctic And Antarctic
The Museum of the Arctic and Antarctic is a place where visitors will be helped to feel the spirit of the explorer of the extreme latitudes. It contains a real northern amphibian airplane, numerous dioramas of polar landscapes with their inhabitants, personal belongings of the conquerors of the North, the layout of the drifting station, stuffed polar bear, polar bear, polar animals and birds. $ In the exposition there is a pointer with the distance from the station “Mirny” to different places of the Earth and even to the moon. Visitors can look at the natural Arctic water aged about two hundred thousand years — our polar explorers kindly provided samples of it. There are symbolic keys to the Arctic and Antarctica. There are among the exhibits and models of relief maps of the seabed and land. In the photos and paintings you can see a bizarre aurora. The collection also contains works of Russian traveler Fedor Konyukhov, paintings and graphic works by Borisov and Ruban, Martynov and Fomenko. Separate halls of the museum are devoted to the history of development of the Northern sea route and the “Cheluskinskaya epic”, the history of exploits of Soviet polar aviators, Chukchi and Eskimo art of cutting and engraving on bones. For those who are interested in the history of the poles, the museum has everything: photos, documents, maps, artifacts, layouts, expedition equipment and publications in print media. Every new discovery in the extreme northern and southern regions of the planet is reflected in a permanent exhibition. The stories of polar explorers, for example, surgeon Rogozov, who himself removed appendicitis without anesthesia, looking in the mirror, are impressive — this fact is captured in the photos. Vladimir Vysotsky this event inspired the creation of the song. Visiting the museum, imbued with the weight and responsibility of working in extreme conditions, you realize that every polar explorer is worthy to be called a hero. In the museum kiosk you can buy popular scientific and journalistic literature, museum catalogues and works of art relevant subjects. The museum was a department of the All-Union Arctic Institute. Cost: adults — 300 rubles, students — 150-225 rubles, schoolchildren, pensioners — 80 rubles, pre-school children — free of charge. About other discounts and benefits can be found on the official website of the museum. In summer, the museum is open with two days off (Monday and Sunday) from 10:00 to 18:00, and the ticket office is open until 17:30. In winter, the day off is Monday. Exposure of the Russian Museum of the Arctic and Antarctic
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The Museum of the Arctic and Antarctic is a place where visitors will be helped to feel the spirit of the explorer of the extreme latitudes. It contains a real northern amphibian airplane, numerous dioramas of polar landscapes with their inhabitants, personal belongings of the conquerors of the North, the layout of the drifting station, stuffed polar bear, polar bear, polar animals and birds. $ In the exposition there is a pointer with the distance from the station “Mirny” to different places of the Earth and even to the moon. Visitors can look at the natural Arctic water aged about two hundred thousand years — our polar explorers kindly provided samples of it. There are symbolic keys to the Arctic and Antarctica. There are among the exhibits and models of relief maps of the seabed and land. In the photos and paintings you can see a bizarre aurora. The collection also contains works of Russian traveler Fedor Konyukhov, paintings and graphic works by Borisov and Ruban, Martynov and Fomenko. Separate halls of the museum are devoted to the history of development of the Northern sea route and the “Cheluskinskaya epic”, the history of exploits of Soviet polar aviators, Chukchi and Eskimo art of cutting and engraving on bones. For those who are interested in the history of the poles, the museum has everything: photos, documents, maps, artifacts, layouts, expedition equipment and publications in print media. Every new discovery in the extreme northern and southern regions of the planet is reflected in a permanent exhibition. The stories of polar explorers, for example, surgeon Rogozov, who himself removed appendicitis without anesthesia, looking in the mirror, are impressive — this fact is captured in the photos. Vladimir Vysotsky this event inspired the creation of the song. Visiting the museum, imbued with the weight and responsibility of working in extreme conditions, you realize that every polar explorer is worthy to be called a hero. In the museum kiosk you can buy popular scientific and journalistic literature, museum catalogues and works of art relevant subjects. The museum was a department of the All-Union Arctic Institute. Cost: adults — 300 rubles, students — 150-225 rubles, schoolchildren, pensioners — 80 rubles, pre-school children — free of charge. About other discounts and benefits can be found on the official website of the museum. In summer, the museum is open with two days off (Monday and Sunday) from 10:00 to 18:00, and the ticket office is open until 17:30. In winter, the day off is Monday. Exposure of the Russian Museum of the Arctic and Antarctic
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Duma Street
Duma stretches (although this is perhaps loudly said) from Nevsky Prospekt to Lomonosov Street. Until the middle of the XVIII century Duma was called the Living Room, as nearby was (and is still) Gostiny Dvor. But then the merchant guild created the City Duma — the city self-government body — the building for which was erected on the Gostiny. The Duma divided the street into two parts: Duma street and Perinnaya line. At the beginning of the XXI century Lomonosov Street and Duma Street became a place of active and diverse club life. Entrance to local clubs is generally free and drinks are relatively cheap. If you suddenly overtake the desire to dance, this is also not a problem.
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Duma stretches (although this is perhaps loudly said) from Nevsky Prospekt to Lomonosov Street. Until the middle of the XVIII century Duma was called the Living Room, as nearby was (and is still) Gostiny Dvor. But then the merchant guild created the City Duma — the city self-government body — the building for which was erected on the Gostiny. The Duma divided the street into two parts: Duma street and Perinnaya line. At the beginning of the XXI century Lomonosov Street and Duma Street became a place of active and diverse club life. Entrance to local clubs is generally free and drinks are relatively cheap. If you suddenly overtake the desire to dance, this is also not a problem.
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Quinji Apartment Museum
Kuindzhi's works became popular almost immediately — the artist did not have to go through the stage of an unrecognized genius. In 1880, Prince Constantine acquired the painting “Moonlight night on the Dnieper” for a huge amount of 5,000 rubles. To date, the artist's creative heritage is not too extensive — some of his works are presented in only a few museums. Among them are museums of Yaroslavl, Kiev, Minsk, Penza and Samara. You will see world-famous masterpieces in the Tretyakov Gallery. The main creative fund of Quinji is kept in the Russian Museum. The house, where the Quinji Apartment Museum is located, was built in 1842. There was opened a workshop with a magnificent view of St. Petersburg. It was here in 1897 that Quinji settled. At different times in the house lived Mikhail Klodt, Ivan Kramskoy and other famous painters. For visitors of the museum apartments there are an office, a living room, a dining room and a workshop of the artist. In one of the rooms you will see a desk, an easel, an armchair and other furniture belonging to Quinji. In this apartment the painter repeatedly collected capable students and revealed them the secrets of skill. The exposition of the museum is devoted to his teaching work, which he was engaged in in 1894 — 1897 at the Academy of Arts of St. Petersburg. He taught young people landscape painting, led the workshop and achieved great success in this field. Kuindzhi managed to grow a whole generation of unique masters, the brightest representative of whom Nikolai Roerich. Kuindzhi Memorial Apartment is currently one of the departments of the Research Museum of the Russian Academy of Arts. The initiative of its creation was taken by the maestro's pupil Nikolai Roerich, but it was possible to open a permanent exhibition only in 1991 — to the 150th anniversary of the birth of the master of landscape painting. The museum area is 265 square meters, the apartment is visited annually by about 2,000 guests. It contains more than 500 valuable exhibits. The museum has an art studio for children, lecture cycles and seminars.
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Kuindzhi's works became popular almost immediately — the artist did not have to go through the stage of an unrecognized genius. In 1880, Prince Constantine acquired the painting “Moonlight night on the Dnieper” for a huge amount of 5,000 rubles. To date, the artist's creative heritage is not too extensive — some of his works are presented in only a few museums. Among them are museums of Yaroslavl, Kiev, Minsk, Penza and Samara. You will see world-famous masterpieces in the Tretyakov Gallery. The main creative fund of Quinji is kept in the Russian Museum. The house, where the Quinji Apartment Museum is located, was built in 1842. There was opened a workshop with a magnificent view of St. Petersburg. It was here in 1897 that Quinji settled. At different times in the house lived Mikhail Klodt, Ivan Kramskoy and other famous painters. For visitors of the museum apartments there are an office, a living room, a dining room and a workshop of the artist. In one of the rooms you will see a desk, an easel, an armchair and other furniture belonging to Quinji. In this apartment the painter repeatedly collected capable students and revealed them the secrets of skill. The exposition of the museum is devoted to his teaching work, which he was engaged in in 1894 — 1897 at the Academy of Arts of St. Petersburg. He taught young people landscape painting, led the workshop and achieved great success in this field. Kuindzhi managed to grow a whole generation of unique masters, the brightest representative of whom Nikolai Roerich. Kuindzhi Memorial Apartment is currently one of the departments of the Research Museum of the Russian Academy of Arts. The initiative of its creation was taken by the maestro's pupil Nikolai Roerich, but it was possible to open a permanent exhibition only in 1991 — to the 150th anniversary of the birth of the master of landscape painting. The museum area is 265 square meters, the apartment is visited annually by about 2,000 guests. It contains more than 500 valuable exhibits. The museum has an art studio for children, lecture cycles and seminars.
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Museum Of Russian Drama
The history of the Alexandrinsky Theatre is closely connected with the Russian imperial family. It was created in 1756 by order of Queen Elizabeth Petrovna and in three years received the status of court. The main repertoire of the theater was comic operas, on its stage there were performances by Molière and Bomarche, Sumarokov and Fonvizin, Voltaire and Lukin. The theatre received its own building overlooking Nevsky Prospekt 76 years after its foundation. It was built by architect K. Rossi in Empire style and took an honorable place in the list of jewels of architecture of North Palmyra. In the same year 1832, the highest decree called Alexandrinsky — in honor of Alexandra Fedorovna — the wife of Emperor Nicholas I. theatrical art. The orientation of the productions on spectacularity and efficacy led to the formation of the St. Petersburg theatre school, which differed from the Moscow sophisticated external side and form. According to V. Belinsky, “... the scene in St. Petersburg is more art, in Moscow it is a talent.” Great actors played on the St. Petersburg stage: V. Komissarzhevskaya, M. Savina et al. The museum exposition of the Alexandrinsky Theatre consists of theatrical costumes for productions, decorative sketches, antique furniture, genuine weapons and a play. The museum is located in eight halls, each of which displays a certain theatrical period. Boyarsky and Gogol halls, Holovin and imperial rooms, the 18th century hall and the Soviet, theatrical and Turgenev halls — each of them carries its meaning. For the Russian theater it has always been important to display bright pages of state history on the stage. Patriotic images inspired writers and actors to genius performances. Equally important were the productions of comedies and vaudevils, which reflected the real life and revealed the nefarious reality by the graceful twists of the plot and veiled dialogues. For two and a half centuries, the St.Petersburg dramatic scene reflected the powerful layers of social life and accumulated a huge amount of knowledge and a valuable collection of things from different eras. Large-scale productions allowed to accumulate a collection of props, costumes played by outstanding actors, scenery from famous theater artists and screenwriters. All this is demonstrated by the Museum of Russian Drama. Tickets to visit are purchased at the theater box office. The entrance fee is 50 rubles. The tour lasts 50 minutes. Excursion service — by prior arrangement.
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The history of the Alexandrinsky Theatre is closely connected with the Russian imperial family. It was created in 1756 by order of Queen Elizabeth Petrovna and in three years received the status of court. The main repertoire of the theater was comic operas, on its stage there were performances by Molière and Bomarche, Sumarokov and Fonvizin, Voltaire and Lukin. The theatre received its own building overlooking Nevsky Prospekt 76 years after its foundation. It was built by architect K. Rossi in Empire style and took an honorable place in the list of jewels of architecture of North Palmyra. In the same year 1832, the highest decree called Alexandrinsky — in honor of Alexandra Fedorovna — the wife of Emperor Nicholas I. theatrical art. The orientation of the productions on spectacularity and efficacy led to the formation of the St. Petersburg theatre school, which differed from the Moscow sophisticated external side and form. According to V. Belinsky, “... the scene in St. Petersburg is more art, in Moscow it is a talent.” Great actors played on the St. Petersburg stage: V. Komissarzhevskaya, M. Savina et al. The museum exposition of the Alexandrinsky Theatre consists of theatrical costumes for productions, decorative sketches, antique furniture, genuine weapons and a play. The museum is located in eight halls, each of which displays a certain theatrical period. Boyarsky and Gogol halls, Holovin and imperial rooms, the 18th century hall and the Soviet, theatrical and Turgenev halls — each of them carries its meaning. For the Russian theater it has always been important to display bright pages of state history on the stage. Patriotic images inspired writers and actors to genius performances. Equally important were the productions of comedies and vaudevils, which reflected the real life and revealed the nefarious reality by the graceful twists of the plot and veiled dialogues. For two and a half centuries, the St.Petersburg dramatic scene reflected the powerful layers of social life and accumulated a huge amount of knowledge and a valuable collection of things from different eras. Large-scale productions allowed to accumulate a collection of props, costumes played by outstanding actors, scenery from famous theater artists and screenwriters. All this is demonstrated by the Museum of Russian Drama. Tickets to visit are purchased at the theater box office. The entrance fee is 50 rubles. The tour lasts 50 minutes. Excursion service — by prior arrangement.
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The Apartment
Theatrical inclusive space “Kvartira” appeared in 2017. Its founder is the Alma Mater Foundation for the Support of Art Innovation. Previously, it was the most common St. Petersburg communal house on the corner of Nevsky and Moika, in the house, which is a century and a half. There lived ordinary people, ordinary conversations sounded, everyday life flowed. Now the theater has settled here. Actors, artists, poets and musicians gather in the renovated, but preserved old spirit apartment. Here they communicate and create. But what is important is that they draw, sing and play not alone, but together with unusual people. It is people with autistic spectrum disorder that discover a new, amazing world: they teach them to be attentive to themselves and others, to be sensitive and directly perceive everything around, not just to exist, but to live. And they are waiting to visit everyone regardless of age: for performances, lectures, concerts and just like that. To get to the “Apartment”, you need to go to the arch on the side of the embankment (black gate near the cafe “On boarding”) - dial the code 2580v. From the gate go straight to the service entrance to the Theatre of Pop. Turn left, at the front door call + 7 (966) 751-78-07. They'll tell you the code. Get up to the 3rd floor and call the bell. They'll open you. If you have long wanted to visit the “Apartment”, you should hurry up, because the space works until July 1.
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Theatrical inclusive space “Kvartira” appeared in 2017. Its founder is the Alma Mater Foundation for the Support of Art Innovation. Previously, it was the most common St. Petersburg communal house on the corner of Nevsky and Moika, in the house, which is a century and a half. There lived ordinary people, ordinary conversations sounded, everyday life flowed. Now the theater has settled here. Actors, artists, poets and musicians gather in the renovated, but preserved old spirit apartment. Here they communicate and create. But what is important is that they draw, sing and play not alone, but together with unusual people. It is people with autistic spectrum disorder that discover a new, amazing world: they teach them to be attentive to themselves and others, to be sensitive and directly perceive everything around, not just to exist, but to live. And they are waiting to visit everyone regardless of age: for performances, lectures, concerts and just like that. To get to the “Apartment”, you need to go to the arch on the side of the embankment (black gate near the cafe “On boarding”) - dial the code 2580v. From the gate go straight to the service entrance to the Theatre of Pop. Turn left, at the front door call + 7 (966) 751-78-07. They'll tell you the code. Get up to the 3rd floor and call the bell. They'll open you. If you have long wanted to visit the “Apartment”, you should hurry up, because the space works until July 1.
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Novodevichy Cemetery
The first burials appeared in this territory in the middle of the XVI century. At first it was customary to bury nuns here, only after a while on the territory of the monastery necropolis began to appear graves of secular people. At the end of the 19th century, due to the filling of the monastic necropolis by the city authorities, the area allocated for burial was significantly increased. Thanks to the project created by the Russian architect Ivan Pavlovich Mashkov, the territory of the cemetery was fenced, and also works on site planning were carried out. Officially, the Novodevichy cemetery was opened in 1904. Nowadays this territory has the name “old Novodevichy cemetery”. In 1949, the area of the cemetery was expanded again by the empty territories adjacent to the south side. Some time later, walls also appeared and several offices were erected. $ So “new Novodevichy cemetery” was created. Another expansion of the area occurred in 1970, nowadays this area is called “the newest Novodevichy cemetery”. The total area of the churchyard, including “old”, “new” and “newest”, is about seven and a half hectares, on which about twenty-six thousand people are buried. On the territory of the necropolis of the monastery, in the oldest part of it, now there are graves, the age of which is several centuries old. The daughter of Ivan the Terrible Anna and other relatives of the king were buried in the building of the Smolensk Cathedral of Novodevichy Monastery. The necropolis of the monastery also became a place where the remains of the daughters of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich and the first wife of Emperor Peter Alekseevich — Evdokia Lopukhina lie. In 1922, the Novodevichy Monastery and the adjacent territory of the oldest cemetery acquired the status of a museum and were taken under state protection. However, in 1930, the Soviet authorities made a truly barbaric decision — to break the square in the territory of the necropolis, while decorating it with alleys and lawns. As a result of the works the vast majority of ancient graves, which is about two thousand, were completely destroyed.
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The first burials appeared in this territory in the middle of the XVI century. At first it was customary to bury nuns here, only after a while on the territory of the monastery necropolis began to appear graves of secular people. At the end of the 19th century, due to the filling of the monastic necropolis by the city authorities, the area allocated for burial was significantly increased. Thanks to the project created by the Russian architect Ivan Pavlovich Mashkov, the territory of the cemetery was fenced, and also works on site planning were carried out. Officially, the Novodevichy cemetery was opened in 1904. Nowadays this territory has the name “old Novodevichy cemetery”. In 1949, the area of the cemetery was expanded again by the empty territories adjacent to the south side. Some time later, walls also appeared and several offices were erected. $ So “new Novodevichy cemetery” was created. Another expansion of the area occurred in 1970, nowadays this area is called “the newest Novodevichy cemetery”. The total area of the churchyard, including “old”, “new” and “newest”, is about seven and a half hectares, on which about twenty-six thousand people are buried. On the territory of the necropolis of the monastery, in the oldest part of it, now there are graves, the age of which is several centuries old. The daughter of Ivan the Terrible Anna and other relatives of the king were buried in the building of the Smolensk Cathedral of Novodevichy Monastery. The necropolis of the monastery also became a place where the remains of the daughters of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich and the first wife of Emperor Peter Alekseevich — Evdokia Lopukhina lie. In 1922, the Novodevichy Monastery and the adjacent territory of the oldest cemetery acquired the status of a museum and were taken under state protection. However, in 1930, the Soviet authorities made a truly barbaric decision — to break the square in the territory of the necropolis, while decorating it with alleys and lawns. As a result of the works the vast majority of ancient graves, which is about two thousand, were completely destroyed.
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