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 Gogol in uncharacteristic
military pose by gussymons
Anyhow, to see Gogol these days is to search out the two monuments to him in the city - one is of him in a military overcoat looking all very martial (see picture opposite); the other is of him in a more literary pose (see homepage).
I couldn't recall where they are now, but have fun looking for them (or check out the Time Out guide for help). Leave a Comment
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 Major Kovalyov's Nose by sennaya
If you happen to be walking near Sennaya Ploschad you might look up and see
a wall-mounted statue called "Major Kovalyov's Nose" based on the Gogol story about a mis-placed now :)
The nose was erected in 1994 during of the "Zolotoi Ostap" festival of humor and satire.
It weighs about 100 kg and was reported missing in 2002, just like in the book! As of 2007 it is still there :)
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 Carl Faberge monument on
Faberge Square by sennaya
In 1842 Gustav Fabergé opened a jewelry shop at Bolschaya Morskaya Street in St. Petersburg. The building still bears his name but it is no longer faberge.
Faberge Square was built by Metro Ladozhskaya. The statue of Faberge stands at 8 Faberge Square in front of a huge jewelry center. Inside the center you can find some modern faberge eggs and a lot of gold from all over Russia for sale.
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 Dostoeyevsky's Grave by mydreamquest
His contribution to Russian literature is very important historically because of his descriptions of the life of the common people of Russia in the 1800s. Leave a Comment
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 Sadness.... by don_kamLeave a Comment
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 Lomonosov bust by sennaya
One full body statue is at the Academy of Sciences where he taught.
This bust is on Lomonosov square along the Fontanka River a few blocks west from Nevsky Prospect.
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 Rimsky--Korsakov's grave by mydreamquest
This picture is the grave of Nikolai Rimsky-Kosakov (right) and Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (left). Rimsky Korsakov is known for his symphonic suite "Schezarade" and Mussorgsky is famous for his dark, mysterious and powerful tone poem A Night on Bald Mountain (he also wrote operas).
If you look to the writing, you can recognize the birth year and final year of Korsakov's life. In Russian it is spelled: Pimcki-kopcakob (something like that). The R's are spelled with "P's" and S's spelled with "C's." Leave a Comment
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 Swan Lake anyone? by don_kamLeave a Comment
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Famous tree also called European Larch (Larix decidua)for ship building, the first national forest by Peter the Great is near Roschino for the purpose of growing Larch.
The Lintula Larch Forest, is one of the most famous cultivated forests in northern Europe and it became part of the Unesco's World Heritage list in 1991.
The forest is 3 Kilometers from the center of Roschino and 63 km north-west of St Petersburg.
It was established in 1738 by order of Peter the Great to supply the Russian fleet with timber for shipbuilding.
Ferdinand Gabriel Fockel, a German forest expert, established the oldest stands in 1738–1750 with seed from the Province of Arkhangelsk.
Since then the area of the forest has expanded and now the total area of larch stands is 55.9 ha; 23.5 ha of the “old stands” established in 1738–1851 still remain.
The Lintula larch (Siberian Larch) stands were famous for their high yield and supplied wood for ship builidng since Peter the Great.
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