Saint Petersburg in the Industrial Revolution

The atlas holds 4 people and 17 moments here, from 1762 to 1838. The most recorded lives are Alexander Pushkin, Catherine II of Russia and Leonhard Euler.

Notable people

1. Alexander Pushkin

   from 1799 to 1837

   8 moments here

   Russian poet, novelist, playwright, and foundational figure of modern Russian literature. This chronology traces documented physical presences from…

2. Catherine II of Russia

   from 1762 to 1796

   4 moments here

   Catherine II (Catherine the Great), born Sophie Auguste Friederike of Anhalt-Zerbst, was empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796.…

3. Leonhard Euler

   from 1766 to 1783

   3 moments here

   Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, engineer, and polymath. Euler’s documented life moved from Basel and nearby Riehen to Saint Petersburg,…

4. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

   from 1837 to 1838

   2 moments here

   Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…

Moments

1. 1762 Emperor of all the Russias Catherine II of Russia
2. 1766 Return to Saint Petersburg Leonhard Euler
3. 1771 Home destroyed by fire Leonhard Euler
4. 1783 Death in Saint Petersburg Leonhard Euler
5. 1796 Buried at Peter and Paul Cathedral Catherine II of Russia
6. 1796 Died at Saint Petersburg Catherine II of Russia
7. 1796 Dies in the Winter Palace Catherine II of Russia
8. 1799 Infancy in Saint Petersburg Alexander Pushkin
9. 1817 Joined Petersburg literary life Alexander Pushkin
10. 1829 Left Petersburg for the Caucasus Alexander Pushkin
11. 1833 Returned to Saint Petersburg Alexander Pushkin
12. 1836 Wrote on Kamenny Island Alexander Pushkin
13. 1836 Moved into the Moika apartment Alexander Pushkin
14. 1837 Died in his Moika apartment Alexander Pushkin
15. 1837 Fought the fatal duel Alexander Pushkin
16. 1837 Moved to Saint Petersburg Fyodor Dostoyevsky
17. 1838 Entered the Main Engineering School Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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