Historical figures in Staraya Russa
The atlas holds 3 people and 14 moments here, from 1785 to 1880. The most recorded lives are Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Catherine II of Russia. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Political Leaders, across the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution.
Notable people
Catherine II of Russia
in 1785
1 moment here
Catherine II (Catherine the Great), born Sophie Auguste Friederike of Anhalt-Zerbst, was empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796.…
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
from 1872 to 1880
12 moments here
Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…
Sergei Rachmaninoff
in 1873
1 moment here
Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Born in the Novgorod Governorate of the Russian Empire, he studied and worked chiefly in Saint…
Moments
- 1785 Visits Staraya Russa Catherine II of Russia
- 1872 Began the family’s Staraya Russa summers Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1873 Birth at the Rachmaninoff family estate Sergei Rachmaninoff
- 1873 Joined his family in Staraya Russa Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1874 Returned to Staraya Russa for an extended stay Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1874 Returned to Staraya Russa after treatment Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1875 Returned again to Staraya Russa Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1876 Spent summer 1876 in Staraya Russa Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1876 Returned from Ems to Staraya Russa Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1878 Returned to Staraya Russa after his son’s death Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1879 Returned to Staraya Russa for summer 1879 Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1879 Returned to Staraya Russa after final Ems cure Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1880 Spent his final summer in Staraya Russa Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1880 Left Staraya Russa for the final time Fyodor Dostoyevsky