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Kantemirovsky Bridge
KANTEMIROVSY BRIDGE, over the Bolshaya Nevka, links Medikov Avenue on Aptekarsky Island with Vyborgskaya Embankment and Kantemirovskaya Street (hence the name) on Vyborgskaya Side. It was constructed in 1979-82 (engineers B.N. Brudno, B.B
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Kaplan Anatoly Lvovich (1903-1980), artist
KAPLAN Anatoly Lvovich (1903-1980, Leningrad), graphic artist. From 1922 he lived in St. Petersburg (Leningrad), and studied in the Academy of Arts (1922-27) under Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin and Arkady Rylov and in the experimental lithographic workshop of
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Karakozov D.V. (1840-1866), revolutionary
KARAKOZOV Dmitry Vladimirovich (1840-1866, St. Petersburg), participant of the revolutionary movement of the 1860s. Upon graduating from Penza Gymnasium (1860) studied at the faculties of Law at Kazan University, then at Moscow University
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Karpovka, river
KARPOVKA (from Fin. Korpijoki, which means Forest River or Crow River), a river, separating Petrogradsky Island and Aptekarsky Island. The river is 3 kilometres long
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Karsavina Т.P., (1885-1978), ballet dancer
KARSAVINA Tamara Platonovna (1885, St. Petersburg - 1978), ballet dancer. L. P. Karsavin's sister. A student of P. A. Gerdt, she graduated from the Petersburg Theatre School in 1902. Dancing in Mariinsky Theatre in 1902-18, she played key parts in M
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Katonin E.I. (1889-1984), architect
KATONIN Evgeny Ivanovich (1889–1984), architect, graphic artist, member of the Academy of Architecture of Ukraine (1956). Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts (1918)
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Kazan Cathedral
KAZAN CATHEDRAL, Our Lady of Kazan Сathedral (2 Kazanskaya Square). A monument of Classical architecture. In 1733-1737, the three sided stone Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, with a high bell tower, stood on this spot (architect M.G
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Kazanskaya Square
AZANSKAYA SQUARE, located at the intersection of Nevsky Prospect and Griboedova Canal. Known as Plekhanova Square from 1923 to 1944. The square appeared in the early 19th century
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Kazanskoe Cemetery
KAZANSKOE CEMETERY. Cemetery in the town of Pushkin (1 Gusarskaya Street). The area consists of 35 hectares. It has existed from 1785. It is named after the Kazan Church and Burial Vault (1785-1790), built over the crypt of A.D
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Kazansky Bridge
KAZANSKY BRIDGE (in 1766-1830 Rozhdestvensky Bridge, in 1923-44 Plekhanova Bridge), over Griboedova Canal, on Nevsky Prospect by Kazan Cathedral (hence the name). It was built in 1765-66 (engineer V. I. Nazimov, I. М
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Kaznacheyskaya Street
KAZNACHEYSKAYA STREET, running from Griboedova Canal Embankment and opening onto a different section of the same embankment after crossing Stolyarny Lane. The street was laid in the first half of the 18th century
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Kelch Mansion
KELCH MANSION (28 Tchaikovskogo Street), an architectural monument. It was constructed in 1858-59 (architect A.K. Kolman) for I.E. Kondoyanaki, the facade was decorated in the Neo-Baroque style. In 1896-97, it was rebuilt (architects V.I
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Kerensky A.F. (1881-1970), political figure
KERENSKY Alexander Fedorovich (1881-1970), political figure and statesman, lawyer. In 1899, he entered the History and Philology Faculty of Petersburg University; in 1900, he moved to the Faculty of Law; after graduating (1904)
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Khlopin V.G., (1890-1950), radiochemist
KHLOPIN Vitaly Grigorievich (1890-1950, Leningrad), radiochemist, Member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR from 1939. He graduated from Hettingen University and Petersburg University in 1911 and 1912, respectively
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Khrenov A. S. (1860-1926), architect
KHRENOV Alexander Sergeevich (1860, St. Petersburg - 1926), architect and aquarellist. Graduated from St. Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts (1884). In 1888, assumed the position of architect of St
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Kikiny Palaty (Kikin's Chambers)
KIKINY PALATY (Kikin's Chambers) (9 Stavropolskaya Street), an architectural monument of the Petrine Baroque. Constructed in 1714-20 (architect A. Schluter) for the Admiralty Councillor A.V
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Kirochnaya Street
KIROCHNAYA STREET (in the 18th century, the Fourth Artilleriiskaya Line and Street; in 1932-98, Saltykova-Shchedrina Street), running from Liteiny Avenue to Novgorodskaya Street
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Kirov S.M. the 1st secretary of the regional party committee in 1926-34
KIROV (born Kostrikov) Sergey Mironovich (1886-1934, Leningrad), statesman and party worker. He graduated from Kazan Elementary Mechanical-technical School (1904)
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Kirovsky District
KIROVSKY DISTRICT is an administrative territorial unit of St. Petersburg. (Its territory administration is located at 18 Stachek Avenue). The district was named in honour of Sergey Kirov in 1934. Its present-day borders were established in 1973
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Kirovsky Plant
KIROVSKY PLANT (47 Stachek Avenue), a joint-stock company, an enterprise manufacturing a comprehensive range of metallurgy and machinery products; one of the biggest in Russia
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Kirovsky Stream
KIROVSLY STREAM is the unofficial name of large-scale persecutions in Leningrad after the murder of S.M. Kirov on 1 December 1934. A Decree of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR was adopted on the day of the murder
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Kitner I.S., (1839-1929), architect
KITNER Ieronim Sevastyanovich (1839, St. Petersburg - 1929), architect, member of the Academy of Architecture (1867), honorary member of Academy of Fine Arts (1911)
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Klenze Leo von (1784-1864), architect
KLENZE LEO VON (1784-1864), Bavarian architect, artist, theorist and historian of architecture, master of Eclecticism, concentrated on the Classic and Renaissance styles, Associate Member of the Academy of Fine Arts (1834)
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Klodt P.K., (1805-1867), sculptor
KLODT (Klodt von Jurgensburg) Peter Karlovich (1805, St. Petersburg - 1867), Baron, sculptor, caster. Visited the Academy of Arts in 1829, achieved membership and professorship in 1838, then directorship of the casting workshop
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Kokushkin Bridge
KOKUSHKIN BRIDGE, over Griboedov Canal, links Przhevalskogo Street and Kokushkin Lane (hence the name). It was built in 1946-48 (engineer B.B. Levin, architect L.А. Noskov) replacing a timber bridge, which had existed from the 1780s
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Kolomna
KOLOMNA, a historical district in the west part of St. Petersburg, between the Bolshaya Neva, Moika, Fontanka and Kryukov Canal. The name appeared in the early 18th century, most likely, on account of working people from the town of Kolomna
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Kolomyagi
KOLOMYAGI, an area to the north-west of St. Petersburg, north of the Komendantsky Aerodrome and south-west of Ozerki; in the west it is adjacent large-scale residential development of Ozero Dolgoe
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Kolpino town
KOLPINO, a town, the centre of Kolpinsky District of St. Petersburg (since 1936), a station of Oktyabrskaya railway, 26 km to the south-east of St. Petersburg. It occupies the total area of 66 square km. The population is 142,800 people (2000)
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Kolpinsky District
KOLPINSKY DISTRICT, an administrative and territorial unit of Saint Petersburg (with the territorial administration situated in Kolpino, at 1 Uritskogo Street). The name derives from the town of Kolpino which is the centre of the district
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Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
KOMAROV BOTANICAL INSTITUTE of the Russian Academy of Sciences, situated at 2 Professora Popova Street, one of the leading botanical centres in the world. It was founded in 1931 on the basis of the Main Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum of the
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