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Aleksandra Andreevna Voeikova
Alexandra Andreevna Voeikova (née Protasova; August 20, 1795 - February 16, 1829) was the niece and goddaughter of Vasily Zhukovsky, addressee of his ballad " Svetlana", and muse of the poet Nikolay Yazykov. Early life Alexandra Andreevna Protasova was born into the family of the landowner Andrei Ivanovich Protasov and his wife Ekaterina Afanasyevna, née Bunina. Her father rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel; after his resignation he became the provincial leader of the Tula Oblast, while her mother devoted herself to raising her daughters. The family lived modestly, and after the death of their father in 1805. When his wife had to pay off creditors, she found herself in a dire situation altogether. The Protasovs settled in Belyov, where they lived until the summer of 1810. They lived with their mother's half-brother, Vasily Zhukovsky. Vasily read, wrote poetry and translated a lot, and gave language lessons to the young Alexandra and her older sister Maria (1793-1823). Zhuko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pisa, Tuscany
Pisa ( , or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its leaning tower, the city contains more than twenty other historic churches, several medieval palaces, and bridges across the Arno. Much of the city's architecture was financed from its history as one of the Italian maritime republics. The city is also home to the University of Pisa, which has a history going back to the 12th century, the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, founded by Napoleon in 1810, and its offshoot, the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies.Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna di Pisa Information statistics History An ...
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Gottfried August Bürger
Gottfried August Bürger (31 December 1747 – 8 June 1794) was a German poet. His ballads were very popular in Germany. His most noted ballad, '' Lenore'', found an audience beyond readers of the German language in an English and Russian adaptation and a French translation. Biography He was born in Molmerswende (now a part of Mansfeld), Principality of Halberstadt, where his father was the Lutheran pastor. He showed an early predilection for solitary and gloomy places and the making of verses, for which he had no other model than hymnals. At the age of twelve, Bürger was practically adopted by his maternal grandfather, Bauer, at Aschersleben, who sent him to the Pädagogium at Halle. He learned Latin with difficulty. In 1764, he gained admission into the University of Halle as a student of theology, which, however, he soon abandoned for the study of jurisprudence. There he fell under the influence of Christian Adolph Klotz (1738–1771), who directed Bürger's attention ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Kozlov
Ivan Ivanovich Kozlov (russian: Иван Иванович Козлов; ) was a Russian Romantic poet and translator. As D. S. Mirsky noted, "his poetry appealed to the easily awakened emotions of the sentimental reader rather than to the higher poetic receptivity". Biography Kozlov was born in Moscow, of noble ancestry, in 1779. He began writing poetry only after 1820, when he became blind. He reached the success equal to that of Alexander Pushkin with ''The Monk'' (1825), a verse tale in which the darkness of a Byronic hero is sentimentalized and redeemed by ultimate repentance. ''The Monk'' produced as large a family of imitations as either of Pushkin's Romantic poems. Kozlov's two other narrative poems, ''Princess Natalie Dolgorukov'' (1828), a sentimental variation on the theme of the misfortunes of Peter II's bride, and ''The Mad Girl'' (1830), met with a somewhat diminished success. Today the only poem of his still universally remembered is an exceptionally faithful tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russky Invalid
''Russky Invalid'' (Русский инвалид), where invalid has the meaning of a military veteran, was a newspaper of the Russian military which was published in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire, in 1813–1917. It was founded by Pavel Pezarovius, its first editor (1813-1821, 1839-1847), originally as a charity publication collecting funds to support the victims of the 1812 War and their families of the perished. ''Russky Invalid'' started out as a weekly, in 1814—1815 it was coming out twice a week, and since 1816 became a daily. Highly popular was the ''Literary Supplement to Russian Invalid''. In July 1917 the newspaper changed its name to ''The Army and the Navy of Free Russia'' (Армия и флот свободной России) but even despite of that was closed in October of that year.Russky Invalid. The Military Encyclopedia. Moscow, 2002, p. 1347. It was renewed in 1992 in Moscow by the journalist Nikolai Zhukov, as the charity publication. External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nevsky Prospect
Nevsky Prospect ( rus, Не́вский проспе́кт, r=Nevsky Prospekt, p=ˈnʲɛfskʲɪj prɐˈspʲɛkt) is the main street (high street) in the federal city of St. Petersburg in Russia. It takes its name from the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, the monastery which stands at the eastern end of the street, and which in turn commemorates the Russian hero Prince Saint Alexander Nevsky (1221–1263). Following his founding of Saint Petersburg in 1703, Tsar Peter I planned the course of the street as the beginning of the road to Novgorod and Moscow. The avenue runs from the Admiralty in the west to the Moscow Railway Station and, after veering slightly southwards at Vosstaniya Square, to the Alexander Nevsky Lavra. History of the street 18th century Early 18th century. Reign of Peter the Great On September 5, 1704, Admiralty of the Saint Petersburg was laid on the left bank of the Neva River. The area adjacent to the fortress began to be built up. In the area of modern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Turgenev
Alexander Ivanovich Turgenev (russian: Алекса́ндр Ива́нович Турге́нев; (27 March April1784, Simbirsk - 3 5December 1845, Moscow) was a Russian statesman and historian. Biography Alexander Turgenev was born in Simbirsk in 1784. His father, Ivan Petrovich Turgenev (1752-1807) was one of the most enlightened men of his time. Alexander was educated at Moscow University, where he met the poet Vasily Zhukovsky; they formed a friendship that lasted until the death of Turgenev. From 1802 to 1804 he studied history and political science at the University of Göttingen, and then traveled with his friend Andrey Kaisarov. He served in the Ministry of Justice, took part in the work of the commission to formulate laws, and accompanied the Tsar, Alexander I abroad in 1810. Afterwards he was appointed Director of the Department of the General Directorate of Religious Affairs of Foreign Faiths; at the same time he was made an assistant secretary of the State Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Alexandra Of Saxe-Altenburg
Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna of Russia (born Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg, 8 July 1830 – 6 July 1911) was the fifth daughter of Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Duchess Amelia of Württemberg. She is an ancestress of the British, Greek, Romanian, Yugoslav, and Spanish Royal Families through her elder daughter Olga. She was a paternal first cousin of Princess Pauline of Württemberg, as well as her maternal second cousin. Via that link, those six people (Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg, Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar, Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt), are ancestors of almost every single royal family in Europe (exceptions being Liechtenstein and Monaco). Early life Alexandra's parents were married on 24 April 1817, at Kirchheim unter Teck. Alexandra had five sisters: Marie, Pauline, Henriette, Elisa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontus Brevern-de La Gardie
Pontus Alexander Ludwig Graf Brevern-de la Gardie (Born von Brevern; russian: Александр Иванович Бреверн де Лагарди, tr. ; ) was a Swedish count, Baltic German nobleman, military officer and statesman of German, French and Swedish descent, in the service of the Imperial Russian Army who commanded the Kharkov and Moscow Military District form 1865 to 1869 and 1879 to 1888 simultaneously. He was also the chief of staff of the Petersburg Military District from 1862 to 1865. Biography Origin Brevern Pontus Alexander Ludwig von Brevern was born on , his father was Heinirch Johann von Brevern auf Kostifer and his mother was Countess Maria De la Gardie. He came from the Kostifer-Isaak branch of the Baltic German Brevern family ( de), the Breverns were of Thuringian origin, originating in Eisleben. They were originated from Johannes Brever (Breuer), a German councillor in Frankenstein (in present-day Ząbkowice Śląskie, Poland). And his grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna Of Russia (1819–1876)
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaievna of Russia (russian: Мария Николаевна) (18 August 1819 – 21 February 1876) was a daughter of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia, and sister of Alexander II. In 1839 she married Maximilian, Duke of Leuchtenberg. She was an art collector and President of the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg. Early life Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaievna was born on in Krasnoye Selo in Saint Petersburg. She was the second of seven surviving children and the eldest daughter.Belyakova, '' Grand Duchess Maria Nikolayevna and her palace in St Peterburg '', p. 17 Her parents, Tsar Nicholas I of Russia and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, born Princess Charlotte of Prussia, were devoted to each other and to their children. They were warm and affectionate parents, but avoided overindulging them. In the evenings, Alexandra Feodorovna played games with her children, including riddles and charades.Belyakova, '' Grand Duchess Maria Nikolayevna and her palac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the two largest lakes in Estonia, Lake Võrtsjärv and Lake Peipus. From the 13th century until the end of the 19th century, Tartu was known in most of the world by variants of its historical name Dorpat. Tartu, the largest urban centre of southern Estonia, is often considered the "intellectual capital city" of the country, especially as it is home to the nation's oldest and most renowned university, the University of Tartu (founded in 1632). Tartu also houses the Supreme Court of Estonia, the Ministry of Education and Research, the Estonian National Museum, and the oldest Estonian-language theatre, Vanemuine. It is also the birthplace of the Estonian Song Festivals. Tar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
