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hidden Monuments of history and culture | Sidorchuk S.Y. hidden Feodorovsky Settlement (Pushkin Town) | |
FEODOROVSKY SETTLEMENT, an architectural ensemble of the town of Pushkin, to the north-west from the Alexandrovsky Park. It was constructed in the Neo-Russian style on the initiative of Emperor Nicholas II and encompasses the Court Cathedral of Our ... | | FEODOROVSKY SETTLEMENT, an architectural ensemble of the town of Pushkin, to the north-west from the Alexandrovsky Park. It was constructed in the Neo-Russian style on the initiative of Emperor Nicholas II and encompasses the Court Cathedral of Our Lady Fedorovskaya, the Whitestone (for the priests of the cathedral), the Pink (for deacons), the Yellow (for prichetniks (religious officials below the rank of a deacon)) and the White (for lowest religious officials) chambers, the Refectory (1913-1917, architect S.S. Krichinsky), the Ratnaya (military) chamber (1913-1917, architect S.Y. Sidorchuk) and the Church of Our Lady Fedorovskaya His Imperial Majesty’s Own Escort (essentially it was a Domestic Chapel of the Imperial Family). The architecture of the ensemble features motifs of the 17th century Moscow-Yaroslavl architecture. In the course of Feodorovsky Settlement construction, the Society of the Artistic Rus Renaissance (1915 - October of 1917) was established, its meetings took place in the Refectory Chamber (chairman Count A.A. Shirinsky-Shikhmatov, members: artists A.M.Vasnetsov and V.M. Vasnetsov, I.Y. Bilibin, M.V. Nesterov and others). When the First World War broke out, military hospital No.17 was arranged in Feodorovsky Settlement, being under the patronage of Empress Alexandra Fedorovna and the Grand Princesses (from April 1916 there S.A. Esenin did military service). In 1918, the complex of Feodorovsky Settlement was given over to the Agronomical Institute, ravaged and partially destroyed in the years of German occupation (1941-1944). Since 1976, reconstruction works have been being carried out, since 1994 Feodorovsky Settlement has been being restored as Patriarchs' Manor. References: Синей Л. И. Из истории Федоровского городка (1913-1918): По материалам РГИА // Малые города России: Культура. Традиции: Материалы науч.-практ. конф. М.; СПб., 1994. С. 20-22; Федотов А. С. Праздники и концерты в Федоровском городке Царского Села (1914-1917 гг.) // Петербургские чтения-97. СПб., 1997. С. 665-670. Y. M. Piryutko
Persons Alexandra Fedorovna, Empress Bilibin Ivan Yakovlevich Esenin Sergey Alexandrovich Krichinsky Stepan Samoilovich Nesterov Mikhail Vasilievich Shirinsky-Shikhmatov Alexey Alexandrovich Sidorchuk S.Y. Vasnetsov Apollinary Mikhailovich Vasnetsov Viktor Mikhailovich
Addresses Pushkin, town
| | | | hidden The Military Chamber (an ensemble of the Alexander Park) | |
The Military Chamber, located in the Alexander Park near the White Tower, was built on the initiative of Nicholas II in 1913-1917 according to the design of the civil engineer S.Yu. Sidorchuk like an Old Russian fortress ... | | The Military Chamber, located in the Alexander Park near the White Tower, was built on the initiative of Nicholas II in 1913-1917 according to the design of the civil engineer S.Yu. Sidorchuk like an Old Russian fortress. It was decided to organize here the Museum of the Military History of Russia which was named the Tsar’s Military Chamber. One-storied light gallery and two small towers were given for placing the museum collections. Big size exhibits must be placed in the third big tower. It was intended that the bilighted hall for 400 seats would use as a lecture-hall and movie theatre. Portraits of the first knights of St. George’s order were placed in the museum during World War I. Examples of arms and ammunition, taken away from the enemy, were delivered from the front to the museum. Big artillery guns and even a aircraft were placed in the courtyard. In 1918 the museum was closed and exhibits were passed into other museums. Now this building is belonged to the State Museum Reserve “Tsarskoye Selo”. It is planned to create here a museum exposition devoted to World War I.
Persons Nicholas II, Emperor Sidorchuk S.Y.
Addresses Akademichesky Avenue/Pushkin, town
| | | | hidden The Tsarskoye Selo Common Cemetery of World War I Heroes. | |
The first Common Cemetery of World War I heroes was founded in September 1914 according to the initiative of Empress Alexandra Fiodorovna. It occupies a plot near the Kazan Cemetery and was under the special patronage of the Empress ... | | The first Common Cemetery of World War I heroes was founded in September 1914 according to the initiative of Empress Alexandra Fiodorovna. It occupies a plot near the Kazan Cemetery and was under the special patronage of the Empress. Its territory was fenced in, at first the fence was wooden and later it was replaced by lace iron one with crosses on pillars and green fir-trees hedge. An alley planted along with evergreen thuja, on sides of which there were equal rows of turfed grave mounds and planted with flowers in summer. The Common Cemetery was kept for Her Majesty’s money and was in charge of The Tsarskoye Selo special evacuation center. It was served by a team of soldiers. Officers and lowers ranks, perished on battle fields and dead in Tsarskoye Selo military hospitals, were buried here. Later it was allowed to bury here the people who served in the Tsarskoye Selo special evacuation center hospitals and was known by their special care about wounded men. By October 1917 in the cemetery there were more then a thousand of individual graves with carved wooden crosses. In the cemetery there was a small wooden church, the design of which, approved by the Empress on 3 July 1915, was developed by the architect S.Yu. Sidorchuk in the Russian northern architecture traditions. Trees, felt by a hurricane in the spring 1914 in the Tsarskoye Selo parks, were used as materials for building. The church was built at the earliest possible time: the laying took place on 18 August, and church was consecrated in the name of the icon of the Mother of God “The Healer of Sorrows” on 4 October 1915 in the presence of the Empress and Grand Duchesses. Hieromonk Dositheus (Razumov), a priest of the 131th evacuation hospital that time, became the first dean of the church. At Easter on 19 April 1916 a service for the commemoration of the soldiers perished in battle fields was performed here. Nicholas II, Alexandra Fiodorovna with the Heir Tsesarevich Alexey and daughters Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia as well as other members of the imperial family- the Queen of Hellenes Olga Konstantinovna, Grand Duchesses Yelizaveta Fiodorovna and Yelizaveta Mavrikiyevna -were in presence at the service. In 1938 the church was closed and demolished, the cemetery was destroyed. In 2008 a granite obelisk was constructed on the former cemetery territory in 2008. It was erected in the commemoration of heroes perished in World War I during 1914-1918.
Persons Alexandra Fedorovna, Empress Elizaveta Fedorovna, Grand Princess Nicholas II, Emperor Olga Nikolaevna, Grand Princess Sidorchuk S.Y. Tatyana Nikolaevna, Grand Princess
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The Martial Chamber for the Military History Museum was built according to the project of S.Yu. Sidorchukand then the museum was transformed into the Museum of World War I ... | | The Martial Chamber for the Military History Museum was built according to the project of S.Yu. Sidorchukand then the museum was transformed into the Museum of World War I.
Persons Sidorchuk S.Y.
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2 January. The train collision took place at the railway line linked Peterburg and Tsarskoye Selo. Anna Vyrubova, a maid of honour and close friend of the Empress, was seriosly injured at this disaster. A ... | | 2 January. The train collision took place at the railway line linked Peterburg and Tsarskoye Selo. Anna Vyrubova, a maid of honour and close friend of the Empress, was seriosly injured at this disaster. A. Vyrubova was often visited by Grigory Rasputin and members of the Imperial Family at her house in Tserkovnaya Street during her illness. January. Prince Vladimir Palei, a son of Grand Duck Pavel Aleksandrovich, was conferred the cornet of the Life-Guard Hussar Regiment, and in February, he was sent to the front where he was permanently with the exception of the short leaves. His first collection of poems was published in 1916. March. The Society for the Revival of Art Russia was organized at the Fiodorovsky Cathedral. D.N. Loman, colonel of the Life-Guard Pavlovsky Regiment, churchwarden of the cathedral, was the organizer of this society ( he was shot by the Bolsheviks in 1918 ). Prince A.A. Shirinsky-Shikhmatov, an expert on the Old Russian Art, began the chairman of this society. Many representatives of old nobility families, priests, successful merchants became founders of the society. Artists A.M. Vasnetsov, V.M. Vasnetsov, M.V. Nesterov, N.K. Roerich, I.Y. Bilibin, architects A.V.Shchusev, V.V. Suslov, A.N. Pomerantsev and other art persons took part in the work of this society. 5 May. Holder of the Order of St. George N.S. Gumilev was referred to the Catherine Palace hospital for the treatment of the serious cold got at the front. 8 July. Near the Fiodorovsky Cathedral, the public prayer was performed on the gift of victory in the presence of the Imperial Family and participants of the religious processions of Tsarskoye Selo. 3 August. Nicholas II and with his daughters visited the new barracks of the Excort Unit and the building of Officer assemble (architect V.N. Maksimov). 14 August. In the report of S.N. Vilchkovsky, the chief authorized person of the Tsarskoye Selo branch of the Red Cross, to Empress Alexandra Fiodorovna was written: "161 hospitals having 383 beds for officers and 7,858 beds for lower ranks were opened in the district of the Tsarskoye Selo special evacuation point". 18 August. The laying of the wooden church "The Healer of Sorrows" took place at the Communal cemetery to the design of S.Y.Sidorchuk, in 48 days the ready-made church was consecrated in the presence of the Imperial Family. . This church burnt down during WWII . The military cemetery was destroyed under Soviet rule and there were vegetable gardens of citizens at its place until 2000 . 22 August. Nicholas II decided to take the post of Supreme Commander-in-Chief and he moved to Mogilev Town from Tsarskoye Selo. The Emperor announced his decision at the Corner Drawing Room in the Alexander Palace during the meeting of Coincil of Ministers on 20 August 1915 . 25 October. In Tsarskoye Selo, Nicholas II received the written petition of the St. George Duma of South-West front about awarding the Cross of St.George of 4th degree to him. The Tsarskoye Selo international radio station began to work. 25 December. In the Manege, the Imperial Family gave presents at the festival with the Christmas tree on the occasion of the Nativity of Christ. 1,200 soldiers of the Tsarskoye Selo garrison took part in the festival. 25 December. Poets S. Esenin and N. Klyuyev visited Gumilev and Akhmatova at the house in Malaya Street.
Persons Akhmatova Anna Andreevna Alexandra Fedorovna, Empress Bilibin Ivan Yakovlevich Esenin Sergey Alexandrovich Gumilev Nikolay Stepanovich Klyuev Nikolay Alexeevich Loman D.N. Maksimov, Vladimir Nikolayevich Nesterov Mikhail Vasilievich Nicholas II, Emperor Paley, Vladimir Pavlovich Pavel Alexandrovich, Grand Prince Pomerantsev Alexander Nikanorovich Rasputin Grigory Efimovich Roerich, Nicholas Konstantinovich Shchusev Alexey Viktorovich Shirinsky-Shikhmatov Alexey Alexandrovich Sidorchuk S.Y. Suslov Vladimir Vasilievich Vasnetsov Apollinary Mikhailovich Vasnetsov Viktor Mikhailovich Vyrubova Anna Alexandrovna
Addresses Malaya Street/Pushkin, town Tserkovnaya Street/Pushkin, town
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