Saint Petersburg in the Industrial Revolution

The atlas holds 6 people and 21 moments here, from 1762 to 1838. The most recorded lives are Alexander Pushkin, Catherine II of Russia and Leonhard Euler.

Notable people

  1. Alexander Pushkin

    from 1799 to 1837

    8 moments here

    Russian poet, novelist, playwright, and foundational figure of modern Russian literature. This chronology traces documented physical presences from…

  2. Catherine II of Russia

    from 1762 to 1796

    4 moments here

    Catherine II (Catherine the Great), born Sophie Auguste Friederike of Anhalt-Zerbst, was empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796.…

  3. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    from 1837 to 1838

    2 moments here

    Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…

  4. James Buchanan

    from 1832 to 1833

    2 moments here

    James Buchanan Jr. was an American lawyer, diplomat, senator, secretary of state, and the fifteenth president of the United States.…

  5. John Quincy Adams

    from 1781 to 1809

    2 moments here

    John Quincy Adams was an American diplomat, secretary of state, sixth president of the United States, and Massachusetts representative.…

  6. Leonhard Euler

    from 1766 to 1783

    3 moments here

    Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, engineer, and polymath. Euler’s documented life moved from Basel and nearby Riehen to Saint Petersburg,…

Moments

  1. 1762 Emperor of all the Russias Catherine II of Russia
  2. 1766 Return to Saint Petersburg Leonhard Euler
  3. 1771 Home destroyed by fire Leonhard Euler
  4. 1781 Secretary to Francis Dana in Russia John Quincy Adams
  5. 1783 Death in Saint Petersburg Leonhard Euler
  6. 1796 Buried at Peter and Paul Cathedral Catherine II of Russia
  7. 1796 Died at Saint Petersburg Catherine II of Russia
  8. 1796 Dies in the Winter Palace Catherine II of Russia
  9. 1799 Infancy in Saint Petersburg Alexander Pushkin
  10. 1809 Arrival as minister to Russia John Quincy Adams
  11. 1817 Joined Petersburg literary life Alexander Pushkin
  12. 1829 Left Petersburg for the Caucasus Alexander Pushkin
  13. 1832 Arrival as U.S. envoy in St. Petersburg James Buchanan
  14. 1833 Departure from St. Petersburg James Buchanan
  15. 1833 Returned to Saint Petersburg Alexander Pushkin
  16. 1836 Wrote on Kamenny Island Alexander Pushkin
  17. 1836 Moved into the Moika apartment Alexander Pushkin
  18. 1837 Died in his Moika apartment Alexander Pushkin
  19. 1837 Fought the fatal duel Alexander Pushkin
  20. 1837 Moved to Saint Petersburg Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  21. 1838 Entered the Main Engineering School Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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