hidden 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

hidden Gatchina Town Children Library, the THE GATCHINA TOWN CHILDREN LIBRARY (Gatchina Town, No 8 Kirgetov Street). Founded in 1945. The library took over from Trotsk (Gatchiha Town) Uyezd Central Children Library that functioned in 1920s. The fund contains 52,000 storage units, with 6,000... more

hidden Lyapunov, Sergey Mikhaylovich (1859-1924), a musician LYAPUNOV, Sergey Mikhaylovich (1859 – 1924), composer, pianist, conductor. In 1883 he graduated from Moscow Conservatory (his teachers were S.I. Taneyev, P.A. Pabst and К. Klindwort) and started to teach there. In 1885 he moved to St.Petersburg.... more

hidden Stauberg, Aleksandr Yegorovich (1780 -1843), an architect Stauberg, Aleksandr Yegorovich (1780 -1843), an architect. Stauberg learned at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts during 1788-1801. His teacher was A.D. Zakharov. Aleksandr Yegorovich Stauberg served at the Engineer Department of the Ministry of... more

hidden Voronikhin, Andrey Nikiforovich (1759-1814), an architect Andrey Nikiforovich Voronikhin (1759–1814), an architect. Till 1785 he was a serf of Count A.S. Stroganov. From 1777 Voronikhin learned in Moscow , his teachers were V.I. Bazhenov and M.F. Kazakov. From 1779 he learned in St. Petersburg, his... more