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Pavel Suzor
Count Pavel Yulievich Suzor (russian: Павел Юльевич Сюзор, French: Paul-Jules Persin comte Suzor, gw.geneanet.org 1844–1919) was a Russian architect, president of the Architects Society, and count. Biography Count Paul-Jules de Persin-Suzor was born in Saint-Petersburg, Russian Empire, to a French political immigrant and nobleman, Count Jean Baptiste Jules de Persin-Suzor (1801-1889) and Marie Laurence Stéphanie de Livio. His great-grandfather, a French nobleman Jean Baptiste Persin Dubois, married Countess Elizabeth de Suzur and received the comital title through that marriage. Suzor graduated from the Saint Petersburg Imperial Academy of Arts in 1866. He started to work for the city council in 1873, and in 1883 he started to teach at the Saint Petersburg Institute of Civil Engineering. Suzor practiced Eclecticism and Art Nouveau in his designs. In 1903 Suzor became chairman and president of the Architects Society. In 1907 he cofounded the Museum of O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ushakov House
Ushakov may refer to: People *Dmitry Ushakov (1873–1942), Russian philologist *Fyodor Ushakov (1744–1817), Russian admiral *Georgy Ushakov (1901–1963), Soviet Arctic explorer *Konstantin Ushakov (1970– ), Russian volleyball player *Nil Ushakov, Latvian journalist and politician, Mayor of Riga *Simon Ushakov (1626–1686), Russian icon painter *Yuri Ushakov (1947– ), Russian diplomat *Zinovy Ushakov (1895-1940) soviet police officer Other uses * , several Russian ships named after Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov: ** , laid down in 1892 with service in the Russo-Japanese War ** , a ''Sverdlov''-class cruiser, laid down in 1950 and scrapped in 1987 ** , laid down in 1974 renamed ''Admiral Ushakov'' in 1992 * Ushakov Island Ushakov Island (russian: Остров Ушакова, ''Ostrov Ushakova'') is an isolated island located in the Arctic Ocean, Russian Federation. The average yearly precipitation ranges from at a height of and between and around the highest po ..., Arctic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1844 Births
In the Philippines, it was the only leap year with 365 days, as December 31 was skipped when 1845 began after December 30. Events January–March * January 15 – The University of Notre Dame, based in the city of the same name, receives its charter from Indiana. * February 27 – The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti. * February 28 – A gun on the USS ''Princeton'' explodes while the boat is on a Potomac River cruise, killing two United States Cabinet members and several others. * March 8 ** King Oscar I ascends to the throne of Sweden–Norway upon the death of his father, Charles XIV/III John. ** The Althing, the parliament of Iceland, is reopened after 45 years of closure. * March 9 – Giuseppe Verdi's opera ''Ernani'' debuts at Teatro La Fenice, Venice. * March 12 – The Columbus and Xenia Railroad, the first railroad planned to be built in Ohio, is chartered. * March 13 – The dictator Carlos Antonio López becomes first President of Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Architects
This is a list of architects of the Russian Federation, Soviet Union, Russian Empire, Tsardom of Russia and Grand Duchy of Moscow, both ethnic Russians and people of other ethnicities. This list also includes those who were born in the ///Tsardom of Russia/Grand Duchy of Moscow but later emigrated, and those who were born elsewhere but immigrated to the country and/or worked there for a significant period of time. Attested biographies of architects in history of Russia, Russian history date back to 1475, when Aristotile Fioravanti, a native of Bologna, arrived in Moscow to build the Dormition Cathedral, Moscow, Dormition Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin. Foreign architects had a notable place in Russian and Soviet Union, Soviet history, especially in the last quarter of the 18th century (Charles Cameron (architect), Charles Cameron, Bartolomeo Rastrelli, Carlo Rossi (architect), Carlo Rossi and others) and in the first quarter of the 20th century (Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Mies van ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Brullov
Alexander Pavlovich Brullov (, spelled Brulleau until 1822, when the family name was changed according to Russian pronunciation, sometimes also spelled Brulloff; 29 November 1798 – 9 January 1877) was a Russian artist associated with Russian Neoclassicism. Early life Alexander Brullov was born in Saint Petersburg into a family of French artists: his great-grandfather, his grandfather, his father and his brothers (including Karl Brullov) were artists. His first teacher was his father Paul. He attended the Imperial Academy of Arts architecture class from 1810 to 1820, and graduated with honors. Along with his brother, Karl, he was sent to Europe to study art and architecture with a stipend from the Society for the Promotion of Artists. Career Alexander Brullov spent eight years abroad, from 1822 to 1830, in Italy, Germany and France, studying architecture and art. He painted many watercolor portraits at that time. Among the best were those of Yekaterina Pavlovna Bakunina, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singer House
Singer House (russian: Дом компании «Зингер»), also widely known as the House of the Book (russian: Дом книги), is a historic building in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is located at the intersection of Nevsky Prospekt and the Griboyedov Canal, directly opposite the Kazan Cathedral. It is recognized as a historical landmark and has official status as an object of Russian cultural heritage. The building was constructed in 1902–1904 by the leading Petersburg architect of the time, Pavel Suzor, for the Russian headquarters of the Singer Sewing Machine Company. After the Russian Revolution the house was nationalized and since 1919 used for offices of the editors' houses of various magazines and publishers. The main city bookshop was opened in 1938 and stayed operative even during the World War II. In the early 2000s the building was reconstructed. The Russian social network company VKontakte has rented offices in the building since 2010. History Loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Petersburg Society Of Mutual Credit
Saint-Petersburg Society of Mutual Credit (Russian: Санкт-Петербургское Общество взаимного кредита) was the first commercial credit bank in Russia focused on crediting of business and tangible assets deposits. The bank was founded in April 1863 by Evgeny Lamansky, then a vice-president of the Russian State Bank. It started operating in 1864. History A massive fire that took place in Petersburg in 1862, when many city residents and traders, lost their properties, made Evgeny Lamanski pay attention to the Western system of bank crediting of small business.Зотова А.ВФЕНОМЕН САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГСКОГО ПЕРВОГО ОБЩЕСТВА ВЗАИМНОГО КРЕДИТА/Клио, 2011. He suggested to the then minister of financies Count Michael von Reutern the project of a society of mutual credit. The idea had support from many bankers and merchants. On April 9, 1863, the Russian Emperor signed the Charter of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badaev House
Alexei Yegorovich Badayev (russian: Алексе́й Его́рович Бада́ев; – 3 November 1951) was a Soviet politician, functionary and a nominal head of state of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic during the leadership of Joseph Stalin. Biography Badayev was born at Yuryevo in the Oryol Governorate of the Russian Empire in 1883. He joined the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party in 1904, and was an active member of the Metal Workers' Union from its inception in 1906. From 1912 to 1914 he was a Deputy of the Fourth State Duma. In 1912-13, he also worked on the Bolshevik newspaper Pravda. In 1914, along with the other members of the Bolshevik group in the Fourth Duma (apart from the double agent Roman Malinovsky), and was deported the following year to Turkestan. He later wrote reminiscences of this period which were translated into English as The Bolsheviks in the Tsarist Duma'. Badayev returned to Petrograd after the Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egorov House
Yegorov (russian: Егоров), or Yegorova (feminine; Егорова), is a common Russian last name that is derived from the male given name Yegor and literally means ''Yegor's''. It may refer to: * Aleksey Yegorov (b. 1975), Kazakhstani-Russian swimmer * Alexander Ilyich Yegorov (1883-1939), Soviet military commander and Marshal of the Soviet Union * Alexander Valentinovich Yegorov, Russian diplomat and ambassador * Alexei Yegorov (other), multiple people * Anatoly Yegorov (1920-1997), Soviet philosopher * Boris Yegorov (1892-1972), Soviet neurosurgeon and academician * Boris Yegorov (1937-1994), Soviet cosmonaut * Daniil Yegorov (b. 1975), Russian economist * Dimitri Egorov (1869-1931), Russian mathematician * Dmitry Yegorov (1878-1931), Russian historian * Georgiy Yegorov (1918-2008), Soviet Admiral of the Fleet * Igor Yegorov (b. 1958), Ukrainian economist * Igor Egorov (1968-), Russian football referee * Lubov Egorova, (1880-1972), Russian dancer and teacher. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nevsky 63
Nevsky (masculine), Nevskaya (feminine), or Nevskoye (neuter) may refer to: People * Alexander Nevsky (1220–1263), Russian historical icon and patron saint of Saint Petersburg *Alex Nevsky (musician) (born 1986), French-Canadian singer *Nikolai Aleksandrovich Nevsky (1892–1937), Russian linguist, executed and later rehabilitated by the Soviet Union *Olga Nevskaya, second wife of Savik Shuster, Ukrainian journalist * Vladimir Nevsky, Bolshevik activist *Dina Nevskaya, fictional character played by Tara Reid in the 2005 movie ''Silent Partner'' Places *Alexander Nevsky Bridge in Saint Petersburg *Alexander Nevsky Cathedrals, list of cathedrals and churches named after Alexander Nevsky *Alexander Nevsky Lavra or Monastery, founded by Peter the Great in 1710 in Saint Petersburg * Gora Nevskaya, highest point of the Kolyma Mountains, Magadan Oblast, Russia * Nevsky District, district of Saint Petersburg, Russia * Nevsky Prospekt (Saint Petersburg Metro), station on the Moskovsko-Pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singer House SPB 02
Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without accompaniment by musical instruments. Singing is often done in an ensemble of musicians, such as a choir. Singers may perform as soloists or accompanied by anything from a single instrument (as in art song or some jazz styles) up to a symphony orchestra or big band. Different singing styles include art music such as opera and Chinese opera, Indian music, Japanese music, and religious music styles such as gospel, traditional music styles, world music, jazz, blues, ghazal, and popular music styles such as pop, rock, and electronic dance music. Singing can be formal or informal, arranged, or improvised. It may be done as a form of religious devotion, as a hobby, as a source of pleasure, comfort, or ritual as part of music education ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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