hidden Shapki, settlement SHAPKI, a settlement in Tosno District. Population: 549. Located at Shapki railway station (branch connecting the settlement to Tosno Town.) Located at the Shapki Heights (their shapes remind caps, “shapki”, therefore the name) – kame hills reaching... more

hidden Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840 - 1893), a musician TCHAIKOVSKY, Pyotr Ilyich (1840–1893), composer, conductor, teacher, writer of musical essays. In 1859 he graduated from the School of Jurisprudence, up to 1863 he worked at the Ministry of Justice. Tchaikovsky left civil service, entered the... more