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Bellinsgauzen F.F. (1778-1852), navigator

BELLINSGAUZEN Faddey Fadeevich (1778-1852, Kronstadt), navigator, Admiral (1843). In 1797 graduated from the Naval Cadet School (17 Lieutenant Schmidt Embankment; memorial plaque); served in the Baltic Fleet

Belogradskaya E.T. (1739- after 1764), singer

BELOGRADSKAYA Elizaveta Timofeevna (1739, St. Petersburg - after 1764[?]), the first Russian singer (soprano) and harpsichord player. The daughter of lute player and singer Timofey Belogradsky

Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace

BELOSELSKY-BELOZERSKY PALACE (41 Nevsky Prospect), an architectural monument of the Eclectic style. Reconstructed from an 18th century Neoclassical residence in 1799-1800 for Princess A.G. Beloselskaya-Belozerskaya (architect F.I. Demertsov)

Belov V.F. (1911-1968), architect

BELOV Viktor Fedorovich (1911-1969, Leningrad), architect. Resided in St. Petersburg since 1913. Graduated from the College of Public Engineers (1936). His buildings of pre-war years are: residential houses in Avtovo and on Malaya Okhta

Belova L.N. (1924-1993), Director of the Museum of Leningrad History

BELOVA Lyudmila Nikolaevna (1924-1993, St. Petersburg), museum worker, Honorary Worker of Culture of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1965). Graduated from the Faculty of History of the M. N

Bely Andrey (1880-1934), writer

BELY Andrey (real name and family name Boris Nikolaevich Bugaev) (1880-1934), writer. He graduated from the Natural Sciences Department of Physics and Mathematics Faculty of Moscow University (1903)

Belyaev A.R. (1884-1942), writer

BELYAEV Alexander Romanovich (1884-1942, Pushkin Leningrad Region), writer. He studied in Smolensky Holy Seminary and in Demidov Law Lyceum in Yaroslavl. From 1915 he was seriously ill

Belyaev M.P., (1836-1903), public figure

BELYAEV Mitrofan Petrovich (1836, St. Petersburg - 1903, St. Petersburg) was a timber merchant, patron of arts, public figure and publisher of music scores, amateur musician

Benckendorff A. K. (1781-1844), statesman

BENCKENDORFF (v. Benckendorff) Alexander Khristoforovich (Konstantin Alexander Karl Wilhelm Christopher) (1781, St. Petersburg 1844), Count (1832), statesman and military officer, Infantry General, Cavalry General (1829), honorary member of the St

Benois Albert N. (1852-1936), architect, artist

Benois Albert Nikolaevich (1852, St. Petersburg - 1936), aquarellist and architect. The son of N. L. Benois, brother of Alexander N. Benois. In 1871-77, he studied at the Architectural Department of the Academy of Fine Arts

Benois L.N. (1856-1928), architect

Benois Leonty (Ludovik) Nikolaevich (1856, Peterhof -1928, Leningrad), architect, full State Advisor (1905), an honourable cultural figure (1927). The son of N. L. Benois, a brother of Albert N. Benois and А. N. Benois

Benois N.L.(1813-1898), architect

Benois Nikolay Leontyevich (1813, St. Petersburg - 1898, at the same place), architect, artist (decorative arts), full State Advisor (1873). Coming from the family of French descendents. He was the farther of Albert N. Benois, L. N. Benois and A. N

Benois А.N., (1870-1960), artist

BENOIS Alexander Nikolaevich (1870, St. Petersburg – 1960), painter, graphic artist, stage designer, art historian and critic. Son of N. L. Benois. He studied in K. I

Ber K.M., (1792-1876), naturalist

BER Karl Maximovich (1792-1876), naturalist, Member of the Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1828, Honorary Member since 1862). Graduated from Derpt University (1814). From 1817, worked at Koenigsberg University. Invited to St

Berg L.S., (1876-1950), biologist and geographer

BERG Lev Semenovich (1876-1950, Leningrad), geographer, biologist, Member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1946). Graduated from Moscow University in 1898. In 1904-13, worked at the Zoological Museum of the Academy of Sciences in St

Bergholz, O. F. (1910-1975), poet

BERGHOLZ, Olga Fedorovna (1910, St. Petersburg 1975, Leningrad), poet, prose writer, publicist. She was a member of the Smena (shift) literature group, and one of the brightest representatives of the so called Komsomol literature of the late

Bering V.I., (1681-1741),navigator

BERING Vitus Ionassen (1681-1741), navigator, Commandor Captain (1730), originally from Denmark. From 1704 signed up for the Russian Fleet, served in the Baltic and Azov fleets. After retirement (1724) was summoned by Peter the Great to St

Berkov P.N., (1896-1969), literature historian

BERKOV Pavel Naumovich (1896-1969, Leningrad), historian of literature, Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1960). Graduated from the Faculty of History and Philology of the Vienna University in 1923

Bernhard R.B. (1819-1887), architect

BERNHARD Rudolf Bogdanovich (1819-1887), architect, representative of Eclecticism, civil engineer, teacher. In 1839-43, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts under the guidance of K. A. Ton

Bernoulli D. (1700-1782), Physicist

BERNOULLI, Daniel (1700-1782) mathematician, Member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1725-33). Born into a family of Swiss scientists. His brother Nicolaus and his nephew Jacob were also members of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences

Bernstam Leopold-Bernhard (1859-1939), sculptor

BERNSTAM Leopold-Bernhard (Leopold Adolfovich) (1859-1939), sculptor. He lived in St. Petersburg in 1872-85. He studied under David Jensen at the Drawing School of Artists Encouragement Fund and in the Academy of Arts (an external student in

Bestuzhev A.A. (1797-1837), writer, critic, decembrist

BESTUZHEV (pen name Marlinsky) Alexander Alexanderovich (1797, St. Petersburg - 1837), writer, critic, decembrist, staff-captain (1825). Trained at the Mining Cadet Corps but never graduated (1810-15)

Bestuzhev-Ryumin M. P. (1801-1826), decembrist

BESTUZHEV-RYUMIN Mikhail Pavlovich (1801-26), Decembrist, Podporuchik (Sub-Lieutenant) of Poltavsky Infantry Regiment in 1824. Educated at home, he made his service in the Kavalergardsky Regiment in 1818-20 and the Semenovsky Life Guard Regiment in

Bestuzhev's Courses

BESTUZHEV'S COURSES, St. Petersburg Higher Women’s (Bestuzhev's) Courses, the first ever Russian institution of higher education for women. Opened in 1878 on the initiative of A. N. Beketov, N. V. Stasova, M. V. Trubnikov and A. P. Filosofova

Bethencourt A. A. (1758-1824), engineer.

BETHENCOURT Augustin Augustinovich (Augustin) (1758-1824, St. Petersburg), mechanical engineer, constructor, Lieutenant General (1809). Native of Spain. From 1808, he was in Russian service, from 1809

Betskoy I.I. (1704-1795), statesman and teacher

BETSKOY (Betsky) Ivan Ivanovich (1703 or 1704-1795, St. Petersburg), statesman and public figure, actual privy counsellor (1766). He was the illegitimate son of General Field Marshal Prince I.Y. Trubetskoy

Bezborodko A.A. (1747-1799), statesman

BEZBORODKO Alexander Andreevich (1747-1799, St Petersburg), Serene High Prince (1797), statesman, State Chancellor (1797). From 1765, he served at the Chancellery of the Governor-General of Malorussia (Left-Bank Ukraine)

Bi-Ba-Bo, Cabaret Theatre

BI-BA-BO, a cabaret theatre, opened in January 1917 in the vault of the Passage (19 Italyanskaya Street). It was established by producer K. A. Mardzhanov, poet N. Y. Agnivtsev and artist F. N

Bianki V.V. (1894-1959), writer

BIANKI Vitaly Valentinovich (1894, St. Petersburg - 1959, Leningrad), prose writer. He studied at Natural Sciences Department of Physics and Mathematics Faculty of Petrograd University (did not finish)

Biblical Society

BIBLICAL SOCIETY, a religious public organization engaged in translating, publishing and distributing the Holy Scriptures in Russia. The St. Petersburg biblical society was founded in 1812 (opened in January 1813) as a subsidiary of the British