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Maria Leontieva
Maria Leontieva (1792–1872), was an Imperial Russian pedagogue. She was the principal of the Smolny Institute in Saint Petersburg in 1839–1874. She was the daughter of royal councillor Pavel Antonovitj Sjipov and Jelizaveta Sergejevna Sjulepnikova. She enrolled as a student at the Smolny Institute in 1800, graduated with the highest honors in 1809 and was the lady in waiting of Catherine Pavlovna of Russia prior to her marriage to Nikolaj Leontiev (d. 1827) in 1810. She was head lady in waiting of 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 Leuch ..., became deputy principal and shortly after principal of the Institute in 1839. She is described as a devoted but conservative principal, who kept a high level of education but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leontieva MP
Leontyev, Leontief, Leontiev, Leontjew, Leontjev, or Leont'ev (russian: Леонтьев) and Leontyeva (Леонтьева; feminine) is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexei Leontyev (1917–?), Soviet mathematician * Alexei Leontyev (1716–1786), one of the first Russian sinologists * Aleksei N. Leontiev (1903–1979), Soviet psychologist, the founder of activity theory * Aleksei A. Leontiev (1936–2004), Soviet psychologist and linguist, one of the founders of the Soviet psycholinguistics, the son of Aleksei N. Leontiev * Konstantin Leontiev (1831–1891), Russian philosopher * Lev Leontiev (1901–?), Soviet economist * Mikhail Leontiev (born 1958), Russian reporter working for Channel One * Oleg Leontyev (1920–?), Soviet geomorphologist * Sergei Leontiev (1879 or 1880 – after 1932), Russian politician * Valentina Leontieva (1923–2007), Soviet TV anchor * Valery Leontiev (born 1949), Russian pop singer * Viktor Leontyev Viktor An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smolny Institute
The Smolny Institute (russian: Смольный институт, ''Smol'niy institut'') is a Palladian edifice in Saint Petersburg that has played a major part in the history of Russia. History The building was commissioned from Giacomo Quarenghi by the Society for Education of Noble Maidens and constructed in 1806–08 to house the Smolny Institute of Noble Maidens, established at the urging of Ivan Betskoy and in accordance with a decree of Catherine II (the Great) in 1764, borrowing its name from the nearby Smolny Convent. The establishment of the institute was a significant step in making education available for females in Russia: "The provision of formal education for women began only in 1764 and 1765, when Catherine II established first the Smolny Institute for girls of the nobility in Saint Petersburg and then the Novodevichii Institute for the daughters of commoners." The Smolny was Russia's first educational establishment for women and continued to function under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), is the second-largest city in Russia. It is situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, with a population of roughly 5.4 million residents. Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe after Istanbul, Moscow and London, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As Russia's Imperial capital, and a historically strategic port, it is governed as a federal city. The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703 on the site of a captured Swedish fortress, and was named after apostle Saint Peter. In Russia, Saint Petersburg is historically and culturally associated with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavel Antonovitj Sjipov
Pavel ( Bulgarian, Russian language, Russian, Serbian language, Serbian and Macedonian language, Macedonian: Павел, Czech language, Czech, Slovene language, Slovene, Romanian language, Romanian: Pavel, Polish language, Polish: Paweł, Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Павло, Pavlo) is a male given name. It is a Slavic cognate of the name Paul (name), Paul (derived from the Greek language, Greek Pavlos). Pavel may refer to: People Given name *Pavel I of Russia (1754–1801), Emperor of Russia *Paweł Tuchlin (1946–1987), Polish serial killer *Pavel (film director), an Indian Bengali film director * Surname *Ágoston Pável (1886–1946), Hungarian Slovene writer, poet, ethnologist, linguist and historian *Andrei Pavel (born 1974), Romanian tennis coach and former professional tennis player *Claudia Pavel (born 1984), Romanian pop singer and dancer also known as Claudia Cream *Elisabeth Pavel (born 1990), Romanian basketball player *Ernst Pavel, Romanian sprint ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
