Writers in Saint Petersburg

The atlas holds 10 people and 47 moments here, from 1727 to 1990. The most recorded lives are Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Alexander Pushkin.

Notable people

  1. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    from 1837 to 1881

    18 moments here

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

  2. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    from 1848 to 1893

    10 moments here

    Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…

  3. 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…

  4. Leonhard Euler

    from 1727 to 1783

    5 moments here

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

  5. Ronald Reagan

    in 1990

    1 moment here

    American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…

  6. Leo Tolstoy

    in 1897

    1 moment here

    Russian novelist, essayist, educator, religious thinker, and social critic. Born at Yasnaya Polyana, Tolstoy studied in Kazan, served in the Caucasus…

  7. Otto von Bismarck

    in 1859

    1 moment here

    Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian and German statesman, diplomat, and the first chancellor of the German Empire.…

  8. Giuseppe Verdi

    in 1861

    1 moment here

    Italian composer whose career transformed nineteenth-century opera. Born near Busseto, Verdi studied and worked in Busseto and Milan, then traveled…

  9. Honoré de Balzac

    in 1843

    1 moment here

    French novelist and playwright, born in Tours and dead in Paris. Balzac created La Comédie humaine, an interlinked fictional panorama of…

  10. Alexandre Dumas

    in 1858

    1 moment here

    French novelist, playwright, journalist, and travel writer, also known as Alexandre Dumas père.…

Moments

  1. 1727 Arrival at Saint Petersburg Leonhard Euler
  2. 1741 Departure from Saint Petersburg for Berlin Leonhard Euler
  3. 1766 Return to Saint Petersburg Leonhard Euler
  4. 1771 Home destroyed by fire Leonhard Euler
  5. 1783 Death in Saint Petersburg Leonhard Euler
  6. 1799 Infancy in Saint Petersburg Alexander Pushkin
  7. 1817 Joined Petersburg literary life Alexander Pushkin
  8. 1829 Left Petersburg for the Caucasus Alexander Pushkin
  9. 1833 Returned to Saint Petersburg Alexander Pushkin
  10. 1836 Wrote on Kamenny Island Alexander Pushkin
  11. 1836 Moved into the Moika apartment Alexander Pushkin
  12. 1837 Died in his Moika apartment Alexander Pushkin
  13. 1837 Fought the fatal duel Alexander Pushkin
  14. 1837 Moved to Saint Petersburg Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  15. 1838 Entered the Main Engineering School Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  16. 1841 Lived on Karavannaya Street Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  17. 1843 Saint Petersburg stay Honoré de Balzac
  18. 1843 Shared a lieutenant engineer’s apartment Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  19. 1846 Lived at the future Dostoevsky Museum apartment Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  20. 1848 Boarding school in Saint Petersburg Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  21. 1849 Imprisoned in the Alexeyevsky Ravelin Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  22. 1849 Faced the mock execution Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  23. 1850 Enrollment at the Imperial School of Jurisprudence Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  24. 1858 Arrival in Saint Petersburg Alexandre Dumas
  25. 1859 Ambassadorial residence in St Petersburg Otto von Bismarck
  26. 1859 Civil-service career begins Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  27. 1860 Returned to Saint Petersburg Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  28. 1861 Arrival for La forza del destino Giuseppe Verdi
  29. 1862 Studies at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  30. 1867 Married Anna Snitkina Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  31. 1867 Departed for a four-year European stay Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  32. 1868 Meeting members of The Five Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  33. 1871 Returned permanently to Saint Petersburg Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  34. 1872 Returned from Staraya Russa to the capital Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  35. 1875 Returned to Saint Petersburg with his family Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  36. 1877 Honeymoon in Saint Petersburg Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  37. 1877 Spoke at Nekrasov’s funeral Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  38. 1878 Moved into his final Kuznechny Lane home Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  39. 1879 Returned to Saint Petersburg in autumn 1879 Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  40. 1881 Buried at Tikhvin Cemetery Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  41. 1881 Died in his Kuznechny Lane apartment Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  42. 1884 Audience with Alexander III Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  43. 1893 Arrival at Modest Tchaikovsky's apartment Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  44. 1893 Premiere of Symphony No. 6 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  45. 1893 Death in Saint Petersburg Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  46. 1897 Makes final visit to Saint Petersburg Leo Tolstoy
  47. 1990 Visits Leningrad Ronald Reagan

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