Tsarskoye Selo (Russian: Ца́рское Село́; may be translated as "Tsar's Village") is a former Russian residence of the imperial family and visiting nobility 24 versts (26 km) south from the center of St. Petersburg. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. The Catherine Palace (Екатерининский дворец is the Rococo summer residence of the Russian Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Tsar csar and tzar redirect here For other uses see Tsar (disambiguation. The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya The House of Romanov (Рома́нов rʌˈmanəf was the second and last imperial Dynasty of Russia, which ruled the country from 1613 to 1917 A verst (Russian versta, верста is an obsolete Russian Unit of length. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River It is now part of the town of Pushkin and of the World Heritage Site Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments. Pushkin (Пу́шкин is a town under jurisdiction of St Petersburg, Russia, that is located 24 Verst south from the center A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex Central Saint Petersburg Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments is the name used by UNESCO when it collectively designated the historic core of the
In the 17th century, the estate belonged to a Swedish noble. Its original Finnish name is usually translated as "a higher ground". Finnish ( or suomen kieli) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland (92% As of 2006) and by ethnic Finns outside Max Vasmer, on the other hand, derives this toponym from the Finnish word for island, "saari". Max Vasmer ( February 28, 1886 &mdash November 30, 1962) was a Russian born German linguist who studied problems In any case, the Finnish name came to be pronounced by the 18th-century Russians as "Sarskoye Selo", later changed to "Tsarskoye Selo" (i. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system e. , "the royal village").
In 1708, Peter the Great gave the estate to his wife—future Empress Catherine I—as a present. Yekaterina (Catherine I Alexeyevna (In Russian: Екатерина I Алексеевна (born Martha Elena Scowronska, Marta Elena Skavronska later She founded the Blagoveschenskaya (Annunciation) church there in 1724, changing the name of the settlement to Blagoveschenskoye, but this artificial derivation quickly went out of use. In Christianity the Annunciation ( grc Ευαγγελισμός της Θεοτόκου, Evangelismós tēs Theotókou in Greek) is the revelation
It was Catherine who started to develop the place as a royal country residence. Her daughter, Empress Elizabeth and her architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli were largely responsible for the building of the Catherine Palace. Yelizaveta Petrovna (Елизаве́та (Елисаве́т Петро́вна (December 29 1709 – January 5 1762 (New Style December 18 1709 – December 25 1761 ( Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli (Russian Франче́ско Бартоломе́о Растре́лли ( Later Empress Catherine II of Russia and her architect Charles Cameron extended the Palace building what is now known as the famous Cameron Gallery. Catherine II, called Catherine the Great (Екатерина II Великая Yekaterina II Velikaya;) reigned as Empress of Russia for 34 years Charles Cameron may refer to Charles Cameron (author, wrote Who Is Guru Maharaj Ji? Charles Cameron (architect Currently, there are two imperial palaces: the baroque Catherine Palace with the adjacent Catherine Park and the neoclassical Alexander Palace with the adjacent Alexander Park. Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc The Catherine Palace (Екатерининский дворец is the Rococo summer residence of the Russian Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the decorative and The Alexander Palace (Russian Александровский дворец is primarily remembered as the favourite residence of the last Russian emperor Nicholas II, and his The Catherine Palace is surrounded by a regular (French) garden and a landscape (English) park, with such 18th-century structures as Dutch Admiralty, Creaking Pagoda, Chesme Column, Rumyantsev Obelisk, and Marble Bridge. The Dutch Admiralty is the name applied to three follies designed in the traditional Dutch style and erected in summer 1773 on the bank of the Large Pond in the Catherine The Creaking Pagoda between two ponds in the landscape park separating the Catherine Palace and Alexander Palace in Tsarskoe Selo, The picturesque Chesme Column (Чесменская колонна in Tsarskoye Selo commemorates three Russian naval victories in the Russo-Turkish War 1768-1774 The Kagul Obelisk in Tsarskoye Selo is one of several such structures erected on behest of Catherine II of Russia in 1772 to commemorate Pyotr Rumyantsev The Siberian Marble Gallery between Swan Islands — an artificial Archipelago of seven islets in the landscape park of Tsarskoe Selo — spans a rivulet flowing between The landscape Alexander Park has several Chinoiserie structures, notably the Chinese Village. Chinoiserie, a French term signifying "Chinese-esque" refers to a recurring theme in European artistic styles since the seventeenth century which reflecting The Chinese Village in the Alexander Park of Tsarskoe Selo, Russia was Catherine the Great 's attempt to follow the 18th-century fashion for the Chinoiserie
By the end of the 18th century, Tsarskoye Selo became a popular place of summer residence among the nobility. The guards' regiments were stationed to the south of Tsarskoye Selo, where Catherine the Great founded in the 1770s the town of Sophia (her own German name being Sophie). Catherine II, called Catherine the Great (Екатерина II Великая Yekaterina II Velikaya;) reigned as Empress of Russia for 34 years The five-domed neoclassical Ascension Cathedral, designed by the Scottish architect Charles Cameron, is the chief monument of that area. The Ascension Cathedral in the town of Sophia (now a part of Pushkin) in the vicinity of Saint Petersburg, was one of the first Charles Cameron (1743-1812 was a Scottish architect who introduced the Adam style into Russian architecture. In 1808, Sophia and Tsarskoye Selo merged and became one town.
In 1811, Alexander I opened the celebrated Lyceum next door to the Catherine Palace. Alexander I of Russia ( Russian: Александр I Павлович / Aleksandr I Pavlovich (23 December 1777 – November 19 1825 served as Emperor of The Imperial Lyceum in Tsarskoe Selo near Saint Petersburg was founded by the Emperor Alexander I with the object of educating youths of Aleksandr Pushkin was one of the first graduates, followed by Alexander Gorchakov and Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin. Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov (16 July 1798 11 March 1883 was a Russian statesman from the Gorchakov princely family Mikhail Yevgrafovich Saltykov-Shchedrin (Михаил Евграфович Салтыков-Щедрин in Spas-Ugol village Tver guverniya &ndash - in The literary traditions of Tsarskoye Selo were continued in the 20th century by such notable poets as Anna Akhmatova and Innokenty Annensky. Anna Akhmatova (А́нна Ахма́това real name А́нна Андре́евна Горе́нко ( — March 5 1966 was the Pen name of Anna Andreevna Gorenko Innokentiy Fyodorovich Annensky (Иннокентий Фёдорович Анненский ( September 1 1855 N
The town escaped the 19th-century industrialization, although it was between Tsarskoye Selo and St. is a process of social and economic change whereby a human group is transformed from a Pre-industrial society into an industrial one Petersburg that the first Russian railroad was built in 1837. It was also known for its powerful government radio station that was set up here in 1917. In the spring of 1917, Emperor Nicholas II was held under arrest in his favourite residence, the Alexander Palace. The Alexander Palace (Russian Александровский дворец is primarily remembered as the favourite residence of the last Russian emperor Nicholas II, and his
In 1918, the Tsar's Village was renamed by the Bolsheviks into Detskoye Selo (Children's Village) and in 1937 it was renamed again to the town of Pushkin, thus commemorating the centenary of the poet's death. The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists ( Большевик Большевист (singular, derived from bolshe, "more" were a faction Pushkin (Пу́шкин is a town under jurisdiction of St Petersburg, Russia, that is located 24 Verst south from the center
On September 17, 1941 the German Nazis occupied the town of Pushkin, destroying, ravaging and plundering many historical monuments, buildings and other cultural artifacts, including the famous Amber Room. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German The original Amber Room (English sometimes Amber Chamber, Янтарная комната, Bernsteinzimmer Bursztynowa komnata in the Catherine Palace The Soviets liberated the town on January 24, 1944. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. After the war, Tsarskoye Selo has been painstakingly reconstructed up to the present. Many rooms in the Catherine Palace have been restored, but much work on the palatial church and the Alexander Palace is still under way.
External links
- Tsarskoye Selo, Pushkin town, historical facts of the city, map, local weather, directions from St. Petersburg
- The State Museum of Tsarskoye Selo
- Alexander Palace Time Machine The Alexander Palace Time Machine
- Tsarskoe Selo in 1910 - a guide to the Palaces, Park and Town
- Photo Tours of Tsarskoe Selo
- Last Days at Tsarskoe Selo Last Days at Tsarskoe Selo by Count Paul Beckendorff
- Photographic views of Tsarskoe Selo, c. 2002 The Nostalgic Glass
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