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    Gatchina (Russian: Га́тчина, IPA: [ˈɡatːɕɪnə]) is a town and the administrative center of Gatchinsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It lies 45 kilometers...
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    The Great Gatchina Palace (Russian: Большой Гатчинский дворец) is a palace in Gatchina, Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It was built from 1766 to 1781 by Antonio...
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    The Gatchina Palace egg is a jewelled, enameled Easter egg made under the supervision of the Russian jeweler Peter Carl Fabergé in 1901, for Nicholas II...
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    now in the State Museum-Reserve "Gatchina" of the eponymous city). A large landowner, particularly of the Gatchina manor, where Orlov commissioned the...
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    30.113083 Connetable (Russian: Коннетабль) is an obelisk and square in Gatchina, Russia, located at the intersection of 25 October Prospect (main city's...
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    Alexander III moved his family, including Michael, to the greater safety of Gatchina Palace, which was 29 miles southwest of Saint Petersburg and surrounded...
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    Skvoritsy [ru], northwest of the town of Gatchina. The Izhora flows to the east, passes at the northern outskirts of Gatchina, and east of Kommunar enters Tosnensky...
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    be kept safe at the Winter Palace, and he relocated his family to the Gatchina Palace 30 kilometres (20 mi) south of St. Petersburg. The palace was surrounded...
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  • FC "Leningradets" Gatchina (Russian: ФК Ленинградец "Гатчина") is a Russian football team from Gatchina. It played professionally from 1992 to 1997. Their...
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    Pskov, Pskov Oblast Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast Ryazan, Ryazan Oblast Gatchina, Leningrad Oblast Samara, Samara Oblast Saratov, Saratov Oblast Smolensk...
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    and son mistrusted each other. They were forced to live in isolation at Gatchina Palace, where they had many children together. After her husband ascended...
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    Guard Cuirassier Regiment, known as the Blue Cuirassiers, stationed at Gatchina near Saint Petersburg. After the scandal that arose from Michael's affair...
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    is highly industrialized. Its administrative center and largest city is Gatchina. The oblast was established on 1 August 1927, although it was not until...
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    for Gatchina near Leningrad. Slowed by dense fog along the way, the airship arrived at 19:30 after a flight of 17 hours. After the arrival at Gatchina, Nobile...
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    moved his family to Gatchina, near Saint Petersburg. As World War I broke out, Kuprin opened a military hospital in his Gatchina home, then visited towns...
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    Ministry of the Imperial Court. Palace towns included Tsarskoye Selo, Gatchina, and Petergof. Royal city in Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, a historical...
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    Priory Palace (category Buildings and structures in Gatchina)
    Приоратский дворец) is an original palace in the formerly royal town of Gatchina, Leningrad oblast, Northwest Russia, a suburb of Saint Petersburg. It was...
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    the new Tsar and his family relocated their primary residence to the Gatchina Palace outside the city, only entering the capital for various ceremonial...
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    square kilometers (1,107.6 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Gatchina. Population (excluding the administrative center): 140,210 (2010 Census);...
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    The bust of Antinous in the White Hall of the Great Gatchina Palace is an ancient Roman marble sculptural portrait of Antinous, the favorite and beloved...
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    Russia and younger sister of Emperor Nicholas II. Olga was raised at the Gatchina Palace outside Saint Petersburg. Olga's relationship with her mother, Empress...
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    Diamond Orlov trotter Orlov Revolt Veal Orloff John Orloff Marble Palace Gatchina Palace Aleksandr Orlov However, this is only conjecture, though Orlov's...
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    Fyodor Vasilyev (category People from Gatchina)
    Alexandrovich Vasilyev (Russian: Фёдор Александрович Васильев; 1850 in Gatchina – 1873 in Yalta) was a Russian Imperial landscape painter who introduced...
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  • Васи́лий Алекса́ндрович Смирно́в; 30 November 1947 – 1980), known as The Gatchina Psychopath (Russian: Гатчинский психопат), was a Soviet serial killer,...
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    Books, p. 88, ISBN 978-0-7394-2025-6 "О происхождении Павла I". history-gatchina.ru. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 26 September...
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    became the couple's leading architect. Brenna worked on Pavlovsk Palace and Gatchina palaces, rebuilt Saint Isaac's Cathedral, and most notably created Saint...
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    Pskov, Pskov Oblast Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast Ryazan, Ryazan Oblast Gatchina, Leningrad Oblast Samara, Samara Oblast Saratov, Saratov Oblast Smolensk...
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    shortly after the coronation urged the Tsar and his family to relocate to Gatchina Palace, a more secure location 50 kilometres outside St. Petersburg. The...
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  • troops occupying the station and continued towards Gatchina. The next morning, troops took Gatchina without encountering resistance and prepared to assault...
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    their uniforms, stationed at Gatchina near Saint Petersburg. Natalia and Wulfert set up home at 7 Baggout Street, Gatchina. In early December 1907, Natalia...
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