The town bore the name Tsarskoye Selo until 1918. The new Bolshevik government of Soviet Russia renamed it as Detskoye Selo (Russian: Детское Село, lit. 'Children's Village'), which it held from 1918–1937. At that time, it was renamed under Stalin's government as Pushkin (Russian: Пушкин) after the famous Russian poet and writer. It is still known by that name.
The area of Tsarskoye Selo, once part of Swedish Ingria, first became a Russian royal/imperial residence in the early 18th century as an estate of the Empress-consort Catherine (later Empress-regnant as Catherine I, r. 1725–1727), for whom the Catherine Palace is named.[citation needed]
When Peter the Great took possession of the mouth of the Neva, a Finnish village, Saari-mois, stood on the site now occupied by the town, and its Russified name Sarskaya was changed into Tsarskoye when Peter presented it to his wife Catherine. It was especially embellished by the tsaritsa Elizabeth. Under Catherine II., a town, Sophia, was built close by, but its inhabitants were transferred to Tsarskoye Selo under Alexander I. The railway connecting the town with St Petersburg was the first (1838) to be constructed in Russia.[2]
The Alexander Palace (built from 1792 onwards) was first the home of Catherine the Great's grandson, the Grand Duke Alexander Pavlovich, who later became Emperor Alexander I (r. 1801–1825). After his abdication, Nicholas II and his family were held there by revolutionary forces under house arrest until 13 August 1917.[3] People built homes in the town where they also came to live when the court was in the country.
The Royal Forestry School, perhaps the first such school in Russia, was founded in Tsarskoye Selo in 1803. It was moved to Saint Petersburg in 1811 and developed as the Imperial Forestry Institute.[4]
"Tsarskoe Selo was a magnificent symbol, a supreme gesture, of the Russian autocracy. At the edge of the great St. Petersburg plain, fifteen miles south of the capital, a succession of Russian tsars and empresses had created an isolated, miniature world, as artificial and fantastic as a precisely ordered mechanical toy. Inside the park, monuments, obelisks and triumphal arches studded eight hundred acres of velvet green lawn. An artificial lake, big enough for small sailboats, could be emptied and filled like a bathtub. At one end of the lake stood a pink Turkish bath; not far off, a dazzling red-and-gold Chinese pagoda crowned an artificial hillock." The two palaces stood five hundred yards apart in the Imperial Park. "Outside the palace gates, Tsarskoe Selo, was an elegant provincial town..." The town included "The mansions of the aristocracy, lining the wide tree-shaded boulevard which led from the railway station to the gates of the Imperial Park..."[3]
Nickname for elite Soviet neighborhoodsedit
In the decades of the Soviet Union, people applied the nickname "the Tsar's village" to the blocks and small neighborhoods in major cities that housed the nomenklatura (Soviet elites). Their stores were better stocked, although they were still affected by Soviet-era shortages. The buildings in the neighborhoods were better designed, constructed and maintained.[5] For instance, one such neighborhood, west of Moscow, contained less industry and more parks than any other neighborhood.[6]
^Jabado, Salwa; Fodor's (2008). Fodor's Moscow and St. Petersburg. New York: Random House. p. 292. ISBN978-1-4000-0717-2.
^One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Tsarskoye Selo". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 348.
^ abMassie, Robert (1967). Nicholas and Alexandria. New York: Ballantine Books. pp. 117–130. ISBN9780345438317.
^St. Petersburg Encyclopedia. Accessed: May 6, 2012.
^ Compare: Gessen, Masha (2017). The Future is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia. Granta Books. ISBN9781783784011. Retrieved October 22, 2020. Under the Soviets [...] the name 'the Tsars' Village' began attaching itself to blocks and small neighborhoods that housed the Soviet elites. The stores here were better stocked, even though they were affected by the shortages. The buildings were better designed and constructed.
^Masha Gessen, (2017). The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia.
Further readingedit
King, Greg (2006). The Court of the Last Tsar (hardback). Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN978-0-471-72763-7.
External linksedit
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For the town in which Tsarskoye Selo is located see Pushkin Saint Petersburg For the railway station in the town see Tsarskoye Selo railway station Tsarskoye Selo Russian Ca rskoe Selo IPA ˈtsarskeje sʲɪˈlo lit Tsar s Village was the town containing a former residence of the Russian imperial family and visiting nobility located 24 kilometers 15 mi south from the center of Saint Petersburg 1 The residence now forms part of the town of Pushkin Tsarskoye Selo forms one of the World Heritage Site Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments Catherine Palace and Park The town bore the name Tsarskoye Selo until 1918 The new Bolshevik government of Soviet Russia renamed it as Detskoye Selo Russian Detskoe Selo lit Children s Village which it held from 1918 1937 At that time it was renamed under Stalin s government as Pushkin Russian Pushkin after the famous Russian poet and writer It is still known by that name Contents 1 History 1 1 Nickname for elite Soviet neighborhoods 2 Monuments 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksHistory edit nbsp The Alexander Palace view of the corps de logis from the cour d honneur The area of Tsarskoye Selo once part of Swedish Ingria first became a Russian royal imperial residence in the early 18th century as an estate of the Empress consort Catherine later Empress regnant as Catherine I r 1725 1727 for whom the Catherine Palace is named citation needed When Peter the Great took possession of the mouth of the Neva a Finnish village Saari mois stood on the site now occupied by the town and its Russified name Sarskaya was changed into Tsarskoye when Peter presented it to his wife Catherine It was especially embellished by the tsaritsa Elizabeth Under Catherine II a town Sophia was built close by but its inhabitants were transferred to Tsarskoye Selo under Alexander I The railway connecting the town with St Petersburg was the first 1838 to be constructed in Russia 2 The Alexander Palace built from 1792 onwards was first the home of Catherine the Great s grandson the Grand Duke Alexander Pavlovich who later became Emperor Alexander I r 1801 1825 After his abdication Nicholas II and his family were held there by revolutionary forces under house arrest until 13 August 1917 3 People built homes in the town where they also came to live when the court was in the country The Royal Forestry School perhaps the first such school in Russia was founded in Tsarskoye Selo in 1803 It was moved to Saint Petersburg in 1811 and developed as the Imperial Forestry Institute 4 According to historian Robert K Massie Tsarskoe Selo was a magnificent symbol a supreme gesture of the Russian autocracy At the edge of the great St Petersburg plain fifteen miles south of the capital a succession of Russian tsars and empresses had created an isolated miniature world as artificial and fantastic as a precisely ordered mechanical toy Inside the park monuments obelisks and triumphal arches studded eight hundred acres of velvet green lawn An artificial lake big enough for small sailboats could be emptied and filled like a bathtub At one end of the lake stood a pink Turkish bath not far off a dazzling red and gold Chinese pagoda crowned an artificial hillock The two palaces stood five hundred yards apart in the Imperial Park Outside the palace gates Tsarskoe Selo was an elegant provincial town The town included The mansions of the aristocracy lining the wide tree shaded boulevard which led from the railway station to the gates of the Imperial Park 3 Nickname for elite Soviet neighborhoods edit In the decades of the Soviet Union people applied the nickname the Tsar s village to the blocks and small neighborhoods in major cities that housed the nomenklatura Soviet elites Their stores were better stocked although they were still affected by Soviet era shortages The buildings in the neighborhoods were better designed constructed and maintained 5 For instance one such neighborhood west of Moscow contained less industry and more parks than any other neighborhood 6 Monuments edit nbsp Catherine Palace the Amber Room Alexander Palace and associated park Catherine Palace and associated park Amber Room Kagul Obelisk Sophia Cathedral Tsarskoye Selo LyceumGallery edit nbsp Grotto pavilion in Catherine Park of Tsarskoye Selo Saint Petersburg Russia nbsp Catherine Palace with a view of the Cameron Gallery Tsarskoye Selo in a watercolor by Luigi Premazzi c 1855 nbsp The Catherine Palace the Great Hall nbsp Fire in the Catherine Palace 1942 nbsp Cameron Gallery Catherine Palace nbsp Jubilee exhibition for the 200th anniversary of Tsarskoye Selo 1911 nbsp Catherine Palace at the main entrance September 9 1911 Adolphe Kegresse seated behind the wheel of the Imperial Benz nbsp Catherine Park pavilion grotto 1910 nbsp Catherine Park Pyramid 1910 nbsp Catherine Park Palladian Bridge nbsp Alexander Palace 1918 nbsp Kegresse track outside Alexander Palace January 1917 nbsp Chapel in Alexander Park 1897 nbsp Large Chinese Bridge in Alexander Park 1910 nbsp Grand Caprice in Alexander Park 1911 nbsp Farm outbuilding with a tower in Alexander Park 1910 nbsp Tsarskoye Selo Imperial Station Emperor railway station in Pushkin town 1910sSee also editTreaty of Tsarskoye Selo Emperor railway station in Pushkin town Adolphe KegresseReferences edit Jabado Salwa Fodor s 2008 Fodor s Moscow and St Petersburg New York Random House p 292 ISBN 978 1 4000 0717 2 nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Tsarskoye Selo Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 27 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 348 a b Massie Robert 1967 Nicholas and Alexandria New York Ballantine Books pp 117 130 ISBN 9780345438317 St Petersburg Encyclopedia Accessed May 6 2012 Compare Gessen Masha 2017 The Future is History How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia Granta Books ISBN 9781783784011 Retrieved October 22 2020 Under the Soviets the name the Tsars Village began attaching itself to blocks and small neighborhoods that housed the Soviet elites The stores here were better stocked even though they were affected by the shortages The buildings were better designed and constructed Masha Gessen 2017 The Future Is History How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia Further reading editKing Greg 2006 The Court of the Last Tsar hardback Hoboken John Wiley amp Sons ISBN 978 0 471 72763 7 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tsarskoe Selo nbsp Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica article Tsarskoye Selo Tsarskoye Selo Pushkin town historical facts of the city map local weather directions from St Petersburg The State Museum of Tsarskoye Selo Archived November 16 2018 at the Wayback Machine Alexander Palace Time Machine The Alexander Palace Time Machine Tsarskoye Selo in 1910 a guide to the Palaces Park and Town Photo Tours of Tsarskoye Selo Last Days at Tsarskoe Selo Last Days at Tsarskoye Selo by Count Paul Beckendorff Photographic views of Tsarskoye Selo c 2002 Archived March 3 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Nostalgic Glass Tsarskoye Selo Photos Iconicarchive Gallery Bernard DeCou s colored photos of Tsarskoye Selo c 1931 59 43 24 N 30 24 57 E 59 72333 N 30 41583 E 59 72333 30 41583 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tsarskoye Selo amp oldid 1216857754, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
