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| Name | | Autumn. Tsarskoe selo |
| Price, USD | | 800.00 |
| Status | | For sale, check |
| Seller | | Russian Art Gallery |
| Size, cm
| | 50.0 x 25.0 cm /switch |
| Artist | | Victor Goncharov |
| Year made | | 2004-01-01 |
| Edition | | Original |
| Style | |
Realism |
| Theme | |
History |
| Media | |
Oil on canvas |
| Collection | |
History of Russia |
| Russian Autumn |
| Description | |
The emergence and foundations for the further development of the palace and park ensemble of Tzarskoje Selo are connected with the liberation of ancient Novgorodian lands on the banks of the Neva river from Swedish occupation, as well as the construction of the city of St. Petersburg and the city's ascendancy to the role of capital of the Russian empire.
This territory was long a part of the medieval Russian State. In the 12th century these lands were called the "Izhorsk land of the ruler of Novgorod the Great." In the 17th century this "Izhorsk land" was occupied by the Swedes. The return of these territories to Russia began as a result of victories at the start of the Northern War in 1702.
On the spot that would become Tzarskoje Selo stood a small manor, the Saris hoff, Saaris Moisio ("myza" or hillock), in Russian the Sarskaya Myza, as marked on Swedish maps of the 17th century.
First Sarskaya Myza was given as a gift to Governor General of the Liberated Region, Alexander Menshikov, then on July 24, 1710, by order of Peter the Great, the manor was "bequeathed" to his bride-to-be, Ekaterina Alexeevna, and given the status of court lands. Peter the Great's official wedding ceremony took place in February, 1712. In the 1710s and 1720s, a royal country residence appeared in place of the old estate. Russian towns grew up around it. In 1719 - 1720, near the hillock, on the territory of the future town, there emerged a settlement of palace servants, and measures were taken to bring order to the planning and construction of the colony. They began to call Sarskaya Myza "Sarskoje Selo," and when the palace construction was underway, the name became Tzarskoje Selo.
For two centuries, Tzarskoje Selo was considered the imperial summer residence. Its construction was of state significance and took many years with the participation of government agencies.
After the October Revolution the palace and park ensemble was turned into a museum, and the best houses in the town were taken over by educational and health institutions. So, in 1918 the town was re-named Detskoje Selo. In 1937, on the 100-year anniversary of the tragic death of poet Alexander Pushkin, the town received its present name. From 1811 to 1843 the Tzarskoje Selo Imperial Lyceum, where Pushkin obtained his education, was located here. |
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