The murder of Emperor Alexander II and the history of the appearance of the fence of Parland.
On March 13 (1), 1881, the people of Emperor Alexander II murdered people on the embankment of the Catherine Canal (the Gribo [...]
March 10, 1879, died Vasily Semyonovich Sadovnikov
March 10 (February 26 old style) in 1879 at the age of 79 died a famous watercolorist and a graphic artist Vasily Semyonovich [...]
March 8 International Women’s Day
March 8 is the International Women's Day. The founder of the holiday is Clara Zetkin, who in 1910 the International Women's C [...]
Maslenitsa week. Forgiveness Sunday
Forgiveness Sunday. It had different names. They also called him the tselovalnik, and the wires. The party ends, on the ice s [...]
Maslenitsa week. Saturday – zolovkin gatherings
Saturday - zolovkin gatherings. This day was always considered a family day. In Zolovkin's gatherings, the newlywed daughter- [...]
Maslenitsa week. Friday – Teschin Vechorki
Friday - Teschin Vechorki. A number of Maslenitsa customs was aimed at speeding up weddings, assisting young people in findin [...]
Maslenitsa week. Thursday – a wide revelry.
Thursday - a wide revelry. People indulged in all sorts of fun, ice mountains, buffoons, swings, fisticuffs, noisy feasts. On [...]
Maslenitsa week. Wednesday – gourmet.
Wednesday - gourmet. "Not a life, but a carnival", "What is in the oven, everyone on the table swords" - sayings about this d [...]
Maslenitsa week. Tuesday is a payoff.
Tuesday is a payoff. At dawn the stuffed Carnival was taken to the central place. In St Petersburg, a stuffed pancake plant w [...]
February 2, 1769 Ivan Andreevich Krylov was born.
2 (13) February 1769 was born Ivan Andreevich Krylov Russian publicist, poet, fabulist, publisher of satirical and educationa [...]