Komarovo, Saint Petersburg
Komarovo
Комарово | |
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Municipal Settlement | |
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 Location of Komarovo in Saint Petersburg | |
Location of Komarovo  | |
| Postal code(s)[3] | 197733 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 +7 812 |
| OKTMO ID | 40364000 |
Komarovo (Russian: Комаро́во, IPA:
Komarovo is renowned for being the residence of numerous Russian intellectuals and prominent figures in science and culture.[7] Among some of its most notable residents were, for example, three Nobel Prize laureates: Ivan Pavlov, Joseph Brodsky, and Zhores Alferov. The list also includes renowned individuals such as jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé, composer Dmitri Shostakovich, poet Anna Akhmatova, dissident Dmitry Likhachev, ballet dancers Mathilde Kschessinska and Galina Ulanova, film actor Innokenty Smoktunovsky, as well as science-fiction authors Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, among many others.[8][9][10]
During the summer months, the population increases by a factor of five to six.[2]
Finnish history
Like many settlements on the Karelian Isthmus on the
The
Among the well-known residents of Kellomäki before the
- Leonid Andreyev – writer
- George Borman – owner of a famous Saint Petersburg chocolate factory
- Peter Carl Fabergé – jeweller
- Mathilde Kschessinska – ballerina
- Augustin Reiche – speech therapist, had a facility for children at his dacha.
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The development of summer-resort towns on the Karelian Isthmus was slowed down after
Soviet and Russian history
The town was annexed to the
Komarovo was built on this principle : people serve the state, and the state pays back with rewards. And the principle was subverted by an aging lady:
Easily reachable from the city by elektrichka train, the settlement became home to many prominent figures in science and culture, members of the Saint Petersburg (then named Leningrad) intelligentsia.
Komarovo <...> was a place of both family relaxation and work. The settlement had developed its own daily routine. Usually, from the morning until six in the evening, people were busy with <scientific or cultural> work, and closer to seven, under the rays of the warm evening sun, the unhurried stroll along the Kurortnaya street and the nearby paths took place. On this street, they walked, discussed various topics with colleagues, talked about books, theater, and life, brought guests...[5]
Since the 1990s, the academic and cultural traditions of Komarovo have been weakened, and currently, the New Russians and the well-to-dos of Saint Petersburg construct new villas here or redesign existing dachas purchased from the older residents.
In 2005 a nonprofit fund "Kellomaki-Komarovo" was founded. Some of the projects include building a new church, opening a museum, and preserving the yet unprotected forests.[6]
Komarovo has served as a residence for government officials of Saint Petersburg, and still does today. Mayor Valentina Matviyenko lives here in the summer and commutes to the city.
Famous residents after 1940 by area of prominence[7]
Literature
- Fyodor Abramov – writer
- Anna Akhmatova – poet
- Joseph Brodsky – poet
- Daniil Granin – writer
- Lydia Chukovskaya – writer
- Lydia Ginzburg – literary critic
Komarovo, one of standard houses manufactured in Finland - Dmitry Likhachev – linguist
- Vera Panova – writer
- Evgeny Shvarts– playwright
- Mikhail Slonimsky – writer
- Arkady and Boris Strugatsky – science fiction writers
- Ivan Yefremov – sci-fi writer and paleontologist
Visual arts
- Nathan Altman – painter
- Boris Piotrovsky – director of the Hermitage Museum
Classical and popular music
- Boris Grebenshchikov – rock musician
- Oleg Karavaychuk – composer
- Sergey Kuryokhin – rock musician
- Dmitri Shostakovich – classical composer
- Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi – songwriter
- Viktor Reznikov – musician
Science and Exploration
- Nobel laureate
- Vladimir Fock – mathematician
- Abram Ioffe – physicist
- Irina Levshakova – palaeontologist, geologist and artist[11]
- Yuri Linnik – mathematician
- Vladimir Komarov – botanist
- Mikhail Somov – oceanologist
- Vladimir Smirnov– mathematician
- Aleksei Treshnikov– polar explorer
- Ivan Yefremov – paleontologist and sci-fi writer
Theater and cinema
- Aleksey Batalov – actor
- Mikhail Boyarsky – actor[12]
- Nikolay Cherkasov– actor
- Alisa Freindlich – actress
- Grigori Kozintsev – film director
- Andrey Krasko – actor
- Innokenty Smoktunovsky – actor
- Georgy Tovstonogov – theater director
- Galina Ulanova – ballerina
Scenic features
Komarovo is renowned for its sandy beaches and
Remnants of the Winter War, such as trenches and dug-outs, can be seen in the surrounding forests.
Komarovo in popular culture
Komarovo became well known throughout the entire former USSR in the 1980s because of the popular song by Igor Sklyar: "На недельку, до второго, Я уеду в Комарово" ("For a week until the second [of the month], I will leave for Komarovo")
References
Notes
- ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- Federal State Statistics Service.
- Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек[Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
- ^ "Комарово – это совершенно уникальное место « поселок Комарово" (in Russian). Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Комарово – это совершенно уникальное место « поселок Комарово" (in Russian). Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Комарово, краешек земли. Где жили Карл Фаберже и Матильда Кшесинская, а Стругацкие писали «Пикник на обочине»?". Журнал Мир Квартир (in Russian). March 8, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Заповедник гениев « поселок Комарово" (in Russian). Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ Jagielska, Natalia (2023). "Legends of Rock: Irina Levshakova". Palaeontology Newsletter (112). The Palaeontological Association: 51–52.
- ^ http://komarovo.spb.ru/index.php3?pid=46&nid=492[permanent dead link]
Sources
External links
- ^ komarovo.spb.ru Official website of Komarovo (in Russian)
- ^ Kellomäki-Komarovo – nonprofit fundraising organization dedicated to cultural and ecological preservation / development of Komarovo (in Russian)
- ^ Komarovo History – includes numerous photographs (in Russian)
- ^ Kellomäki – article on the Finnish period of the settlement's history by E.A. Balashov (in Russian)
- ^ TV Program on Komarovo part 1 ^ ^ part 2 – complete transcript of a 2-part TV episode that includes interviews with many Soviet-era residents and their children. Part of the "Kультурный Cлой/Cultural Layer" program, led by historian Lev Lurye. (in Russian)
- "My Komarovo" New web-project about Komarovo (in Russian)
- Eccentrics of Bell Hill Recollections about Komarovo's famous Soviet-era residents. (in Russian)
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